Summary: Against the backdrop of Italy's political upheaval, Fascism and chaos during the tumultuous post-war period between 1938 and 1948, Detective De Luca does the one thing he knows how to do: be a cop. He investigates and solves crimes in the war-torn city of Bologna and along the Adriatic coast with little or no regard for those in power, whoever they happen to be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by MHz Networks Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DETSummary: Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation ... it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With his always loyal and sometimes effective police squad, he solves crimes in the town of Vigata, crossing paths with Mafia dons, priests, housewives, liars and saints. All the while he confronts his personal demons, which war against his professional ideals, his commitment to his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DETSummary: Farewell, Salvo! In this final episode of Detective Montalbano, we're back with the gang at Vigata's police station one last time, solving another confounding crime. Seeing them together has never looked so good bumbling Catarella, loyal Fazio, skirt-chasing Mimì, and the ever-pragmatic Salvo. What they have on their hands, discovered by Mimì while 'visiting' a lady friend, is an enigma....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DETSummary: The worldwide gangster show phenomenon from Stefano Sollima, which is based on Roberto Saviano's best selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. At the start of season two, it appears that the era of the Savastano clan, which once reigned supreme over Naples, seems to be definitively over. A power vacuum, the biggest ever in Camorra history, now yawns like a chasm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOMSummary: The Fourth Season continues the worldwide gangster show phenomenon that is based on Roberto Saviano₂s best-selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. Genny, having lived through it all, needs to change his own life to save the family. As he turns into a businessman, he has to hand his kingdom over to Patrizia and entrust his own life to a mob crew with ties to Donna Imma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOMSummary: Gomorrah: The Series is the worldwide gangster show phenomenon from Stefano Sollima (Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, Romanzo Criminale), which is based on Roberto Saviano's best-selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. Season One tells the inside story of the fierce Neapolitan crime organization the Camorra. It is shown through the eyes of Ciro, the obedient and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOMSummary: The Third Season continues the worldwide gangster show phenomenon based on Roberto Saviano's best-selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. At the start of Season Three, there is a void to be filled in the underworld of Naples. The warring factions are exhausted by violence, massive police pressure, and drastic financial losses, and are ready to make peace. But as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOMSummary: The Fifth and Final Season is the thrilling conclusion to the most popular Italian drama in the world which The New York Times recently rated number five on its list of the top 30 international shows of the past decade. The worldwide gangster show phenomenon is based on Roberto Saviano's best-selling book and the subsequent award-winning film of the same name. Gennaro had tried his best to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GOSummary: The second season of Borgia "is a cauldron of intrigue, violence, murder, lust, politics, faith, incest, betrayal and redemption, a story as compelling and enlightening as the age in which it takes place"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BORSummary: Murder, betrayal, office politics, temptation; it's all in a day's work for Detective Salvo Montalbano. With his always loyal and sometimes effective police squad, he solves crimes in Vigata, crossing paths with homemakers and priests, liars, saints and Mafia dons. He also wages a personal war with his own demons, which fight against his professional ideals and personal commitment to beautiful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DETSummary: A devilishly entertaining Italian crime series that follows the idiosyncratic adventures of cranky and unorthodox detective Rocco Schiavone. In Season Two, the irascible Schiavone remains exiled in the Alpine town of Aosta, investigating murders far from his beloved home city of Rome. But while he has left home, it hasn't left him, as his tragic past comes back to haunt him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROCSummary: The Other End Of The Line - The Vigata police are working exhausting nights assisting immigrants arriving by boat to Sicily. Just as they get a break, a terrible local crime also comes to their attention. A Diary From 1943 - A long-hidden diary opens a window to tragic events from the Allies' occupation of Sicily during WWII. While Montalbano tries to decipher the diary's references, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DETSummary: Based on the best-selling series of novels by Antonio Manzini, Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders is a devilishly entertaining Italian crime series that follows the idiosyncratic adventures of cranky and unorthodox detective Rocco Schiavone (Marco Giallini). In Seasons 3 and 4, the irascible Schiavone becomes increasingly isolated in the Alpine town of Aosta, investigating bizarre murders far...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROCSummary: A devilishly entertaining Italian crime series that follows the idiosyncratic adventures of cranky and unorthodox detective Rocco Schiavone. In Season 1, Deputy Police Chief Rocco Schiavone is exiled to Aosta, a touristy snowbound Alpine town far from his beloved home city of Rome. Already in a bad mood, he is immediately confronted with a series of bizarre cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROCSummary: Bizarre kidnappings of young women in Vigata are happening for incomprehensible reasons. Montalbano also investigates an arson and the disappearance of a young business owner known for being a playboy and big spender. Montalbano is out of his depth when it comes to matters of the heart, so the disappearance of beautiful Michela Prestia leaves him totally stumped.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018