No, The Case Is Happily Resolved

The final disc in the Years of Lead box set is not so much a poliziotteschi as it is a noir film or even a giallo. The plot is as follows: an average, middle class guy who witnesses a murder. The murderer is a revered intellectual and he goes to the police first to accuse our hero of the crime. The rest of the movie is the hero bumbling around and trying to cover up for a murder he didn’t commit. The lead is played in a comic/tragic way in which you are both rooting for him and angered by his stupid decisions. Unfortunately, the producers forced a “happy” ending which kinda ruins everything. On the disc the original, ambiguous ending is included which I wish they kept. Highly recommended.