Slap the Monster on Page One
1972, Milan. Just a few days before the general elections, a young girl from an esteemed family is raped and murdered. Bizanti, editor-in-chief of a conservative newspaper, tries to derail the official police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his boss to win the elections.
- Year: 1972
- Country: France, Italy
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Studio: Labrador Films, Juppiter Generale Cinematografica, UTI Produzioni Associate
- Keyword: politics, manipulation of the media, years of lead, yellow-journalism, anni di piombo, fake news
- Director: Marco Bellocchio
- Cast: Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Jacques Herlin, John Steiner, Michel Bardinet