Inspector Nardone (Italian:Il commissario Nardone) is a 2012 Italian television miniseries. A crime series, it is based on the real-life figure Mario Nardone, a police officer who operated in 1950s Milan. It aired in twelve episodes on the Italian channel RAI.
The cases presented throughout the series are fictional stories based on real Italian criminal cases, notably the murders committed by Rina Fort, The Beast of San Gregorio, and the armed robberies of the Banda Dovunque, led by Ugo Ciappina.
Plot Commissioner Mario Nardone, originally from the province of Avellino, was transferred from Monza to Milan immediately after the end of World War II due to irreconcilable disagreements with his superiors. Nardone quickly settled into the Lombardy capital, a city yearning for rebirth and redemption. A meticulous character, Nardone demanded maximum commitment from his colleagues: Muraro, Rizzo, Spitz, and Suderghi soon went from underrated men to great police officers. Nardone, along with them, founded what would become the Squadra Mobile.
The exploits of Nardone and his team were immortalized by Trapani, a photojournalist for La Notte, who gradually became Nardone's friend. The photographer also narrates the series.
His friendship with Flò, a woman of intriguing beauty, introduces Nardone to the dark side and intrigues of Milan and the criminal underworld led by Bosso. Flò will form an unusual but very sincere relationship with Nardone, proving invaluable in his investigations.
In Milan, Nardone also finds love — Eliana, an independent and determined woman, the manager of a pharmaceutical distribution company, forms a deep relationship with the commissioner that will lead him to try his hand at married life.
Cast Sergio Assisi as Mario Nardone Samantha Michela Capitoni as Vanessa Franco Castellano as Ossola Sara D'Amario as Rina Fort Luigi Di Fiore as Corrado Muraro Stefano Dionisi as Sergio Suderghi Manlio Dovi as Salvatore Cangemi Giampiero Judica as Checco Trapani Anna Safroncik as Flò Giuseppe Soleri as Luigi Bosso Giorgia Surina as Eliana Ludovico Vitrano as Peppino Rizzo Francesco Zecca as Enrico Spitz Igor Filipovic as Sani Milan Cucilovic as Curreri Milena Pavlovic as Pinuccia Somaschini
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Production
In order to create atmospheres and locations compatible with post-war Italy, while also avoiding the financial burden of having to recreate them on soundstages, almost all exterior shots and a good portion of interior shots were filmed in Serbia. For this reason, many of the supporting actors and extras in the series are Serbian. The miniseries, based on the real-life Milanese police commissioner Mario Nardone and produced by Rai Fiction and DAP Italy, was broadcast for the first time in Italy, two years behind schedule, split into six prime time evenings on Rai 1 starting from Thursday 6 September 2012.
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