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The Don Is Dead (1973)

R | | Action, Crime, Drama | 14 November 1973 (USA)
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After his mistress is savagely beaten up a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.

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Don Angelo DiMorra
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Tony Fargo
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Frank Regalbuto
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Vince Fargo
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Ruby Dunne
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Luigi Orlando
Jo Anne Meredith ...
Marie
Barry Russo ...
Don Aggimio Bernardo (as J. Duke Russo)
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Mitch DiMorra
Anthony Charnota ...
Johnny Tresca
Ina Balin ...
Nella
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Joe Lucci
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Giunta (as Frank de Kova)
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Don Talusso
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Augie the Horse
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After his mistress is savagely beaten up a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.

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gang war | mistress | mafia | heroine | machine gun | See All (58) »

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Power built an empire. Passion destroyed it.

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Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Beautiful But Deadly  »

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The film was the 107th screen appearance of lead actor Anthony Quinn according to publicity for the movie. See more »

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Referenced in Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012) See more »

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The Eyes of Love
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ignore that nutty first guy, this is worst mob movie ever
26 October 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

OK, so i saw maybe only half an hour of it in the middle, and after the first five minutes, most of that was like staring at a train wreck. a ripoff that took advantage of the godfather fever back in 70's and probably took 10 days to make. even the guy who played 'salazzo' in the G-F cashed in on this one. i didn't see any abe vigoda scenes thankfully. the acting was so bad i don't even think they took more than one take in any scene. the characters were wooden , the accents were laughable, the dialog hopeless, and i think the sets were borrowed from 'chico and the man'. movies like these are why people make fun of the 70's.
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