An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.
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Title: Il cugino americano (TV Movie 1986)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Brad Davis | ... | Julian Salina | |
| Tony Lo Bianco | ... | Judge Guiliano Salina | |
| Vincent Spano | ... | Mark Ciuni | |
| Barbara De Rossi | ... | Louisa Masseria | |
| Arnoldo Foà | ... | Vincenzo Ammirati | |
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Angelo Infanti | ... | Romano |
| Delia Boccardo | ... | Sara Salina | |
| Ricky Tognazzi | ... | Riccardo | |
| Michael V. Gazzo | ... | Joseph Salina | |
| Maria Conchita Alonso | ... | Caterina Ammirati | |
| Joe Spinell | ... | Joey, New York Goon #1 | |
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James Andronica | ... | Jimmy, New York Goon #2 |
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Anita Bartolucci | ... | Louisa's Secretary |
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Loris Bazzocchi | ... | Umberto |
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Calogero Buttà | ... | Tony |
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An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.
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14 December 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Originally developed as a four-hour miniseries for Italian TV; released theatrically at 120 minutes and later shortened to 98 minutes for video. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is a wonderful movie if you have the chance to see the long, non-cut version. In the short version many important scenes are cut out and the movie loses basic background-information, the story seems a bit violent and only "runs" through to the end. But the non-cut version is a sensational movie, especially if you have an interest for Italy and Italian mentality. It really gives a deep insight into the Mafia-world of Sicily, provides solid stories behind the crime and furthermore, highlights a sensational appearance of Vincent Spano as Mark Ciuni. He gives an outstanding performance and dominates the movie. I was deeply impressed by the way he played Mark Ciuni, especially towards the end when his character became more and more difficult to portray. I received the 3 videos on a Saturday and originally planned to start with the 1st one and watch the 2nd the next day.....what can I say, I couldn't stop watching and so I started around 8 pm on Saturday and finished around midnight after having watched all tapes completely. 10 stars for the story and another 10 for Vincent Spano's sensational job.