Overview
A judge on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in the United States and Italy
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Music
Music by Ennio Morricone
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Silvano Ippoliti
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Mario Cecchi GoriStory
- Pasquale SquitieriStory, Screenplay
- Orazio BarreseScreenplay
- Lino IannuzziScreenplay
- Franco MarottaScreenplay
- Laura ToscanoScreenplay
- Original title
- Il Pentito
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 15, 1985
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Franco NeroFalco
Tony MusanteRagusa
Erik EstradaLercara
Max von SydowSpinola
Claudine AugerMoglie di Ragusa
Rita RusićAmante di Ragusa
Ivo GarraniBoss Michele Ferro
Marino MaséTenente dei carabinieri
Tony Sperandeokiller
Imma PiroMoglie del giudice suicida
Rik BattagliaColonnello Carabinieri
Santo Bellina
Philippe Lemaire
Giuseppe Mannajuolo
Luigi Montiniuno dei boss
Marina Berti
Salvatore Billafratello di Vanni Ragusa
Roberto Caporali
Luciana Cirenei
Bernard Farber
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