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Pete, Pearl & the Pole

Original title: Piazza pulita
  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
87
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Pete, Pearl & the Pole (1973)
ActionCrimeDrama

Two gangsters engage in a violent feud to get ahold of $500,000 belonging to a recently-deceased rival.Two gangsters engage in a violent feud to get ahold of $500,000 belonging to a recently-deceased rival.Two gangsters engage in a violent feud to get ahold of $500,000 belonging to a recently-deceased rival.

  • Director
    • Luigi Vanzi
  • Writers
    • Tony Anthony
    • Norman Thaddeus Vane
  • Stars
    • Tony Anthony
    • Adolfo Celi
    • Lucretia Love
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    87
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Luigi Vanzi
    • Writers
      • Tony Anthony
      • Norman Thaddeus Vane
    • Stars
      • Tony Anthony
      • Adolfo Celi
      • Lucretia Love
    • 4User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tony Anthony
    Tony Anthony
    • Pete Di Benedetto
    Adolfo Celi
    Adolfo Celi
    • The Pole
    Lucretia Love
    Lucretia Love
    • Pearl
    Corrado Gaipa
    • Mob Boss
    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Bruno
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • Sparks
    Irene Papas
    Irene Papas
    • Donna Mimma
    Bruno Ariè
    • Pole's Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Raf Baldassarre
    Raf Baldassarre
    • Raf - Pole's Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Antonio Basile
      Loris Bazzocchi
      • Pole's Henchman
      • (uncredited)
      Sisto Brunetti
        Nestore Cavaricci
        • Jimmy Palermo
        • (uncredited)
        Giuliano Dell'Ovo
        • Pole Henchman
        • (uncredited)
        David Dreyer
          Jessica Dublin
          Jessica Dublin
          • Prostitute
          • (uncredited)
          Alba Maiolini
          Alba Maiolini
            Roberto Messina
              • Director
                • Luigi Vanzi
              • Writers
                • Tony Anthony
                • Norman Thaddeus Vane
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              User reviews4

              Featured review
              1/10

              Badly dubbed nonsensical rubbish

              I paid for a ticket and managed to sit through this stinky badly paced badly dubbed overacted incomprehensible amateurish attempt at a movie when it played the Vogue Theater in Vancouver in 1973. To this day I still kick myself for not walking out but it was raining and the bus wasn't due for 2 hours. I am reviewing it here because I've decided in 40 years of avid movie going - and movie making, this is the worst movie I ever saw. The plot as I recall involved some gangster double crossing and looked like it was all shot in and around a gravel pit or someplace. The costumes and dressings were bizarre Dubbed dialogue was as grating as could be. I don't remember what the photography was like but overall It was truly a painful viewing experience
              • MrHullabaloo
              • Apr 3, 2012
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              • Release date
                • March 3, 1973 (Italy)
              • Countries of origin
                • Italy
                • United States
              • Languages
                • Italian
                • English
              • Also known as
                • 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
              • Filming locations
                • Shinnston, West Virginia, USA(location)
              • Production company
                • ABKCO Films
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              • Runtime
                1 hour 30 minutes
              • Sound mix
                • Mono
              • Aspect ratio
                • 2.35 : 1

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