Death in Rome - The Case of Aldo Moro 1 of 5

POLITICAL ASSASSINATION Death in Rome The Case of Aldo Moro (Politische Morde: Tod in Rom Der Fall Aldo Moro) Language Italian/English, Engl. subtitles Early 1978, Aldo Moro, President of the leading Christian Democratic Party, had a new vision of Italian politics: for the first time since 1945, in a historic compromise, a coalition government should include communists. He had even persuaded Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinger to cut ties with Moscow in return for a role in government. It was a new vision of democratic power-sharing which infuriated the Establishment. A vision for which he had to die... On May 9th 1978 Police discover his body in the boot of a Renault 4, parked in the centre of Rome. He had been shot in the heart eleven times after being kidnapped by terrorists of the Extreme Left -The Red Brigades. His assassination had the same impact on Italy as the death of President Kennedy in America. He, too, was loved by the people because he was a champion for change. Today many believe that the killing was really the work of an unholy alliance of conspirators -the Italian Secret Service, Right Wing politicians, and the CIA-who had tricked the Red Brigades into doing their dirty work. A Film by Michael Busse and Rosa Maria Bobbi Category: Documentary - Director: Michael Busse, Rosa Maria Bobbi - colour, 43 mins, Germany 2001 - Production WDR - produced by Michel Noll, 2001 --- History & Politics - Documentary - POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS - Contemporary Arts Media Pty Ltd ref: http://www.artfilms.com.au/Detail.aspx?catalogueNo=2885 --- on video.google.com http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3060312583348413475&hl=it