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Gang War (1971 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Gang War' is a 1971 criminal comedy film written and directed by Steno and starring Carlo Giuffr, Pamela Tiffin, Vittorio De Sica, Aldo Fabrizi, Jean-Claude Brialy and Salvo Randone.
Plot
Don Calogero Bertuccione, a boss of the Italian American mafia, through his right arm Don Cefal, 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
* Carlo Giuffr as Salvatore Lo Coco
* Pamela Tiffin as Carmela Lo Coco
* Jean-Claude Brialy as Domenico "Mim" Gargiulo
* Aldo Fabrizi as Aldo Panzarani
* Salvo Randone as Don Nicola "Nicky" Manzano
* Vittorio De Sica as Lawyer Michele Cannavale
* Agns Spaak as Manzano's Lover
* Mario Feliciani as Don Cefal
* 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
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