About this title

Storyline

Italian magistrate Paolo Pizzi (Franco Nero) has devoted his life to justice. With an inflexible sense of honour and duty, he has stood up to the crime bosses, the corrupt judges and the politicians. One day, Paolo's public zeal leads to a private loss; his wife is killed and his son disappears. As he follows a potential Mafia connection to Australia, his search for his son turns into an obsessive pursuit but in an ominous landscape of political and police corruption, business fraud, media intrigue, drugs smuggling and illegal arms dealing, the hunter soon becomes the hunted.

Country: Australia

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: Italian, English

Release Date: November 15, 1989

Also Known As: Sedzia pokoju, Il MagistratoThe Magistrate, Magistrate (miniseries) |  See more »

Genres

Company Credits

Production Co: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Warner-Dalton Productions, Reteitalia, TVS Television, Film VictoriaSpecial Broadcasting Service (SBS), Telso Communications, The Australian Film Commission |  See more »

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1989 | 6 Episodes

Awards

Awards & Nominations

AFI Award 1990

Nominee

Winner

AFI Award

Best Screenplay in a Television Drama

Nominee

AFI Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini-Series

Nominee

AFI Award

Best Achievement in Direction in a Mini Series or Telefeature

Nominee

AFI Award

Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature

Penguin Award 1990

Nominee

Winner

Penguin Award

Best Screenwriter in a Mini-Series

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