Mafioso (1962)

Director:

Alberto Lattuada

Writers:

Rafael Azcona
Bruno Caruso (story)
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Release Date:

25 October 1962 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

Plot Keywords:

Sicilian | Sicily | Factory | Hometown | Vacation

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Alberto Sordi	...	Antonio Badalamenti
Norma Bengell	...	Marta
Gabriella Conti	...	Rosalia
Ugo Attanasio	...	Don Vincenzo
Cinzia Bruno	...	Donatella
Katiuscia	...	Patrizia (as Katiusca Piretti)
Armando Tine	...	Dr. Zanchi
Lilly Bistrattin	...	Dr. Zanchi's Secretary
Michèle Bailly	...	Young Baroness
Francesco Lo Briglio	...	Don Calogero
Carmelo Oliviero	...	Don Liborio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stefano Benigno
Paolo Cuccia
Hugh Hurd
Vincenzo Norvese
Giuseppe Stagnitti
John Topa
Saverio Turiello

Directed by
Alberto Lattuada

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rafael Azcona
Bruno Caruso		story
Marco Ferreri
Agenore Incrocci		(as Age)
Furio Scarpelli		(as Scarpelli)

Produced by
Tonino Cervi	....	producer (as Antonio Cervi)
Dino De Laurentiis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Piero Piccioni

Cinematography by
Armando Nannuzzi

Film Editing by
Nino Baragli

Art Direction by
Carlo Egidi

Set Decoration by
Mario Ravasco

Costume Design by
Angela Sammaciccia

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aldo D'Angelo	....	assistant director

Music Department
Luigi Urbini	....	conductor
Luigi Urbini	....	musical director (as Pier Luigi Urbini)

Production Companies

• Compagnia Cinematografica Antonio Cervi
• Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

Distributors

• Zenith International Films (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Rialto Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled)
• Rialto Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled re-release)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD) (10 disc combo pack)

Other Companies

• Warmflash Productions Ltd.  trailer

Also Known As:

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English | French | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Innocenti Factory, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Antonio Cervi

Quotes:

Marta:Your mother hasn't said a word to me since we arrived. She stares at me as if I was some kind of exotic animal.

Movie Connections:

References Boccaccio '70 (1962)

Grazie, Alberto

I just had the opportunity to see this film in a newly restored print of the Italian original. The story concerns a manager of an auto plant (played to perfection by Italian screen idol,Alberto Sordi) in Milan who takes his family to Sicily to meet his family & his old friends, when he finds himself involved in the local Mafia Don & his ner do well cronies. The screenplay was written by it's director (Alberto Lattuada), Raphel Alzcona & Marco Ferreri (some years before he raised eyebrows with his films 'The Grand Bufet' & 'The Last Woman'). Although the films use of black & white was quite striking, I kind of wished it had been shot in Technicolor (for the panoramic shots of Sicily & it's beautiful coastline). An overlooked gem that's well worth seeking out, if it's being screened in a proper cinema,but it won't lose much on DVD either.