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The Palermo Connection is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Francesco Rosi released in USA on 2 february 1990 with James Belushi
The Palermo Connection (1990)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 2 february 1990
Length 1h40
Directed by Francesco Rosi
OriginItalie
Genres Thriller
Rating56%
Dimenticare Palermo (Forgetting Palermo) is a 1989 Italian political thriller film starring James Belushi, directed by Francesco Rosi and co-written by Gore Vidal. The film was released under the title The Palermo Connection in North America. The script is based on the Prix Goncourt winning novel Oublier Palerme (1966) by French author Edmonde Charles-Roux.
Synopsis
Carmine Bonavia is elected mayor of New York City on the issue of drug legalization. After the election, he marries and travels to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon where he encounters men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.Actors
James Belushi
(Carmine Bonavia)
Mimi Rogers
(Carrie)
Joss Ackland
(il boss)
Vittorio Gassman
(Il principe)
Philippe Noiret
(Gianni Mucci)
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