La Faille (aka Weak Spot) (1975)

Set in Greece (although the country is never specified) and filmed there shortly after the fall of the right wing military government (1974) which took over the democratic government in 1967. In a police state, a man (Ugo Tognazzi) is nabbed by the country's secret service and accused of a crime he has no knowledge of. Protesting his innocence, he is escorted on a day's journey by two agents (Michel Piccoli, Mario Adorf) to "Central", where he will be interrogated. Based on the novel by Antonis Samarakis and directed by Peter Fleischmann (HUNTING SCENES FROM BAVARIA). What at first seems to be a Kafkaesque nightmare of a bewildered citizen accused of something he doesn't know about turns itself upside down halfway into the movie and then ends grimly in another turn of events. One can't help but think of Costa Gavras (Z) while watching this political thriller. The two central performances are excellent but it's Piccoli who has the most ambiguous character and thus the most interesting. The film is timely considering the political situation in the U.S. right now. The score is by Ennio Morricone. With Adriana Asti and Dimos Starenios, who'll make your blood run cold!