Gang War (Italian: Cose di Cosa Nostra) is a 1971 criminal comedy film written and directed by Steno and starring Carlo Giuffré, Pamela Tiffin, Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Jean-Claude Brialy and Salvo Randone.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Steno |
| Written by | Steno Roberto Amoroso Roberto Gianviti Aldo Fabrizi |
| Story by | Roberto Amoroso Giulio Scarnicci Steno |
| Produced by | Roberto Amoroso |
| Starring | Carlo Giuffré Pamela Tiffin |
| Cinematography | Carlo Carlini |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot edit
Don Calogero Bertuccione, a boss of the Italian American mafia, through his right arm Don Cefalù, orders the young mafioso Salvatore Lo Coco, a Sicilian emigrated to the US, to return to his hometown Castropizzi to kill Don Nicola Manzano called "Nicky" who's suspected of being a spy. Salvatore does not want to, but must obey to avoid mafia revenge on his family. Once he arrives in Italy he looks for someone who can replace him, but without success. After a series of grotesque events he manages to enter Don Manzano's villa where he then finds out that Don Bertuccione and his men have been killed.
Cast edit
- Carlo Giuffré as Salvatore Lo Coco
- Pamela Tiffin as Carmela Lo Coco
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Domenico "Mimì" Gargiulo
- Aldo Fabrizi as Aldo Panzarani
- Salvo Randone as Don Nicola "Nicky" Manzano
- Vittorio De Sica as Lawyer Michele Cannavale
- Agnès Spaak as Manzano's Lover
- Mario Feliciani as Don Cefalù
- Mario Brega as Bevilacqua
- Nino Vingelli as Pasquale
- Enzo Cannavale as The Priest
- Angela Luce as Domenico's girlfriend
- Nicoletta Elmi as Mary, the daughter of Salvatore and Carmela
References edit
- ^ Vice (5 February 1971). "Mafiosi pasticcioni". La Stampa. No. 30.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
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