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Family Enforcer is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 29 october 1976 with Joseph Cortese
Family Enforcer (1976)
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Add to a movie listThe Death Collector (also known as The Family Enforcer) is a 1976 low-budget crime film directed by Ralph De Vito and starring Joseph Cortese, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent. Also sometimes entitled Family Enforcer, it was Ralph De Vito's first and last effort as a director and Joe Pesci's first billed appearance in a movie.
Pesci and Vincent's performances in the film were met with high critical acclaim. Actor Robert De Niro saw the film and recommended them to director Martin Scorsese for Raging Bull, which was the start of De Niro's numerous collaborations with Pesci and Vincent.
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Jerry Bolanti (Joe Cortese), a mafia-connected hoodlum, is released from jail and needs a job. During this very uncertain and stressful transitional period he plays the field to help stay relaxed. He discovers almost by accident that he has a talent for debt collecting and intimidation. He then decides to pay a visit to a mid-level wiseguy acquaintance (Lou Criscuola) and offer up his services.Actors
Joseph Cortese
(Jerry Bolanti)
Joe Pesci
(Joe)
Frank Vincent
(Bernie Feldshuh)
Bobby Alto
(Serge)
Richard Ward
(Gunsmith)
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