Gli indesiderabili (2003)

USA, 1951. When a group of Italian immigrants suspected to have connections with the Mafia are sent back to Italy with the brand of "undesirable", a journalist decide to inquire about the story.

Director:

Pasquale Scimeca

Writers:

Anna Bonaiuto, Gian Carlo Fusco (novel),

Stars:

Antonio Catania, Marcello Mazzarella, Vincenzo Albanese

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Catania	...	Giancarlo Fusco
Marcello Mazzarella	...	Lily Valentino
Vincenzo Albanese	...	Lou Grisafi
Franco Scaldati	...	Charlie Minucci
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Frank Frigenti
Peppe Lanzetta	...	Saver Li Fonzi
Vincent Gallo	...	Antonino 'Tony' Bendando
Violante Placido	...	Agneska
Marc Fiorini	...	Carmine Galante
Mario Rivera	...	Ezio Taddei
Antonio Pennarella	...	Jim Buffalino
Cyrus Elias	...	Sen. Kefauver
Maurizio Aprile	...	Vince
Gianni Colini Baldeschi	...	Giuseppe Valente
Sebastiano Filogamo	...	Sidney

Storyline

1951, New York: a trial is being celebrated against a big group of Italian-Americans accused of being gangsters. The Court declares them "undesirable" and orders that they must leave the United States territory. 120 of them are sent to Genova, Italy with a ship. Upon their arrival they're received by onlookers, photographers and journalists; among them there is Giancarlo Fusco (Catania), a journalist of the Italian paper "Il Secolo XIX" who has to write a short article. While he's interviewing those strange personages, Fusco recognizes an old classmate, the anarchist Ezio Taddei and, intrigued, decides to deepen his work on this story to carry out an inquiry.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | italy | deportation | based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English Sicilian Polish

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (Italy)

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rodeo Drive, Digital Film, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The production used the sets originally built for Gangs of New York at Rome's Cinecitta' Studios.

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Connections

Edited into Appunti per un viaggio alle radici dell'emigrazione vista al cinema... (2010)

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