Sergio Castellitto in the role of General Dalla Chiesa, here is the first photo from the set of the Rai1 fiction

Sergio Castellitto in the role of General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa. The first photo of Castellitto on the set of the series directed by Lucio Pellegrini, co-produced by Rai Fiction and Stand by me, which will soon be broadcast on Rai1, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the via Carini massacre, was made public today. in which the mafia killed General Dalla Chiesa, his wife Emanuela Setti Carraro and escort agent Domenico Russo. A series in 4 evenings, produced by Simona Ercolani and written by Monica Zapelli and Peppe Fiore, filmed in Rome, Palermo and Turin that traces the struggle conducted by Carabinieri General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa in the seventies against the Red Brigades: to fight them, From the Church he created the “Special Anti-terrorism Unit”, a select group of young carabinieri who acted with innovative methods and means for the time. The war for the defense of democracy – which unfolds in a relentless succession of victories and defeats – sees opposing, on the one hand, a ruthless underground revolutionary group made up of terrorists often very young; on the other the general and his boys, with whom Dalla Chiesa lives a continuous and profound professional and human relationship. Against the backdrop of the mysteries and plots of the history of Italy, the series accompanies the life of the General until 3 September 1982 when, back in Palermo as a special prefect, he will be assassinated by the mafia. The series is a co-production of Rai Fiction – Stand by me. A series by Lucio Pellegrini, directed by Lucio Pellegrini and Andrea Jublin. Series subject, subjects and episode scripts: Monica Zapelli; episodes and screenplays: Peppe Fiore; with the historical advice of Giovanni Bianconi. Coming soon on Rai1.