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The Black Hand is a italien film of genre Crime directed by Antonio Racioppi with Lionel Stander
The Black Hand (1973)
La mano nera
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Add to a movie listThe Black Hand (The Birth of the Mafia) (Italian: La mano nera) is a 1973 Italian crime film written and directed by Antonio Racioppi and starring Lionel Stander, Rosanna Fratello and Michele Placido.
Synopsis
Au début des années 1900, Antonio Turris (Mike Placido) est un jeune Sicilien qui vient de s'installer aux États-Unis. Lors d'une bagarre, il tue en voulant se défendre Massara (Gilberto Galimberti ), un tueur de la mafia. L'employeur de Massara, le professeur (Philippe Leroy), le prend alors sous sa protection et lui sauve la vie. En retour, Antonio devient membre de la mafia. Il est notamment chargé de la corruption et de l'élimination de politiciens souhaitant ou refusant de coopérer avec l'organisation. Il fait la rencontre d'une jeune sicilienne qu'il sauve de la prostitution, Angela (Rosanna Fratello) et qu'il épouse.Actors
Lionel Stander
(Lieutenant Giuseppe Petrosino)
Rosanna Fratello
(Angela)
Michele Placido
(Antonio Turris)
Corrado Gaipa
(Lawyer)
Nino Vingelli
(Don Gaetano)
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