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Il camorrista (1986)
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1986 (UK)
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Murder was the only human factor in his curriculum
Plot:
Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story...
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2 wins
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(3 articles)
Ben Gazzara obituary
(From The Guardian - TV News. 5 February 2012, 4:06 PM, PST)
Ben Gazzara, 1930 - 2012
(From MUBI. 5 February 2012, 5:57 AM, PST)
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 4 February 2012, 9:42 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - TV News. 5 February 2012, 4:06 PM, PST)
Ben Gazzara, 1930 - 2012
(From MUBI. 5 February 2012, 5:57 AM, PST)
Ben Gazzara obituary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 4 February 2012, 9:42 AM, PST)
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Good biopic
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Giuseppe Tornatore | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Giuseppe Tornatore | (story and screenplay) & | |
| Massimo De Rita | (story and screenplay) | |
| Giuseppe Marrazzo | (inspired by the novel by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Nicola Piovani | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Blasco Giurato | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mario Morra | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Osvaldo Desideri | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mario Maffei | .... | assistant director | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Massimo Cristofanelli | .... | special effects technician | |
| Claudio Quaglietti | .... | special effects technician | |
Stunts | |||
| Angelo Ragusa | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Massimo Barbona | .... | grip | |
| Amato Gabotti | .... | grip | |
| Paolo Leurini | .... | electrician | |
Other crew | |||
| Pino Ammendola | .... | voice dubbing: Luciano Bartoli | |
| Lina Polito | .... | voice dubbing: Laura del Sol | |
| Mariano Rigillo | .... | voice dubbing: Ben Gazzara | |
Production Companies
- Titanus
- Reteitalia
- Arlac Film (executive production)
- Sonet Film AB (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Divisa Home Video (2011) (Spain) (DVD)
- F.J. Lucas (Brazil) (video)
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"The Professor" - UK, USA (video title)
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171 min
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The "camorra" is the Neapolitan equivalent to the Sicilian Mafia and this is a pretty good biopic, loosely based on the life of prominent "camorrista" Raffaele Cutolo.
The film deals extensively with the strong links between organized crime and politics and makes some very badly veiled allusions to modern Italian politicians and events.
From a film point of view, there's not much in the way of character development. The main character studies medicine (?) in an attempt to escape the criminal milieu he is meant for, but after being sent to jail over a crime of passion he turns into a cold, pitiless man who ruins and corrupts everyone around him. He is nothing like Brando's delicately nuanced Vito Corleone. This guy is ugly, evil and completely unredeemable.
On the plus side, the film was shot by Tornatore who was responsible for the magic Cinema Paradiso. This works as a sort of "flip side" to that films rather elegiac vision of Southern Italy.
Well worth watching, if only to see an "alternative" mafia film, where a nation's problems are most definitely NOT solved by a quickie car chase.