A filmmaker who depicts a murdered judge in his latest film comes under suspicion when life imitates art

In How to Kill a Judge, Franco Nero (Django) plays filmmaker Giacomo Solaris, whose latest film features a judge corrupted by the mafia and who is later killed. The real judge the character is based on seizes the film but is later found murdered. Feeling a degree of responsibility, Solaris investigates through his police and mafia advisors, but as the assassinations increase around him, will he reach the source of the conspiracy?

Full of twists and a fascinating meta-commentary on cinema that derives from a highly personal approach to the subject matter inspired by real-life events, director Damiano Damiani (Day of the Owl) points the camera at himself and the genre in this fascinating exploration of the social impact of the mafia.

Media

Bonus Materials

• 2K restoration of the film from the original negative presented in Italian and English audio options
• Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New interview with star Franco Nero (2022, 13 mins)
• New interview with Alberto Pezzotta, author of Regia Damiano Damiani (2022, 34 mins)
• Lessons in Violence: A new video essay on the film by filmmaker David Cairns (2023, 22 mins)
• English and Italian Trailers
• New and improved optional English subtitles for Italian audio and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for English audio

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Franco Nero
•       Francoise Fabian
•       Claudio Gora

Director: Damiano Damiani

Additional Details

Label: Radiance

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Language: English

Run Time: 111 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/23/26

UPC: 760137213369