Il triangolo rosso
television series
Il triangolo rosso is an Italian television series broadcast by RAI in 1967 and 1969.
It was directed by Mario Maffei, Piero Nelli and Ruggero Deodato, the main performers were Jacques Sernas, Riccardo Garrone, and Elio Pandolfi.
The main characters in the stories were a Polizia Stradale lieutenant and two brigadiers, who investigate to uncover the dynamics of serious accidents. The events are inspired by actual events.
The first series, consisting of six episodes, was broadcast on Fridays on the second channel. The second series, of seven episodes, aired two years later on Thursday night on the national program.
The opening credits theme song, Guarda dove vai, by Franco Califano and Totò Savio, was performed by Marie Laforêt.
The end theme song, Era uno come noi, by Francesco Specchia and Claudio Cavallaro, was played by I Profeti.
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