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Placido Rizzotto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈplaːtʃido ritˈtsɔtto]; 2 January 1914 – 10 March 1948) was an Italian partisan, [1] socialist peasant and trade union leader from Corleone, who was kidnapped and murdered by Sicilian Mafia boss Luciano Leggio on 10 March 1948.
Placido Rizzotto è stato un sindacalista e politico italiano, afferente al massimalismo socialista, rapito e ucciso da Cosa nostra.
May 24, 2012 · More than 60 years after he was killed for challenging the Mafia in his hometown, Sicilian leader Placido Rizzotto is finally being laid to rest, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports.
Placido Rizzotto, an Italian man who was murdered 64 years ago after making a courageous stand against the Mafia in the 1940s, is now being given a state...
May 24, 2012 · After campaigning by family and relatives, union leader Placido Rizzotto is to be honoured over 60 years after he was killed in Corleone by the Mafia.
Placido Rizzotto and Peppino Impastato are two Italian mafia victims whose names were long forgotten until their story became the subject of two films both released in 2000—Placido Rizzotto, by Pasquale Scimeca, and One Hundred Steps, by Marco Tullio.
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Placido Rizzotto - Full Cast & Crew. 2000. 1 hr 48 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. One man's fight against organized crime proves to have devastating consequences for himself and...
