A fictional movie bearing the title Cadaveri Eccellenti (Illustrious Corpses in English) was made in Italy in 1975, directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Lino Ventura.

[1] Stille's 1995 book Excellent Cadavers was made into a television movie in 1999, starring Chazz Palminteri as Giovanni Falcone and F. Murray Abraham as informant Tommaso Buscetta.

Produced in Italy, where the work is known as In un altro paese, the documentary is based on, and to some extent updates, Stille's book.

Stille, one of the script writers, serves as narrator and tour guide on the scenes of crimes and explains their causes and consequences.

Letizia Battaglia, a photojournalist and anti-Mafia activist, plays the role of survivor and passionate eyewitness.