Mafioso (1962)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Alberto Lattuada

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (writer)
Bruno Caruso (story)

Release Date:

25 October 1962 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

Plot Keywords:

Sicilian | Sicily | Supervisor | Factory | Vacation

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alberto Sordi	...	Antonio Badalamenti
Norma Bengell	...	Marta
Gabriella Conti	...	Rosalia
Ugo Attanasio	...	Don Vincenzo
Cinzia Bruno	...	Donatella
Katiuscia	...	Patrizia (as Katiusca Piretti)
Armando Tine	...	Dr. Zanchi
Lilly Bistrattin	...	Dr. Zanchi's Secretary
Michèle Bailly	...	Young Baroness
Francesco Lo Briglio	...	Don Calogero
Carmelo Oliviero	...	Don Liborio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stefano Benigno
Paolo Cuccia
Hugh Hurd
Vincenzo Norvese
Giuseppe Stagnitti
John Topa
Saverio Turiello

Also Known As:

Mafioso (USA)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Antonio Cervi

Quotes:

Antonio Badalamenti: I may live in Milan, but I'm still Sicilian.

Movie Connections:

References Follow That Dream (1962)

Grazie, Alberto

I just had the opportunity to see this film in a newly restored print of the Italian original. The story concerns a manager of an auto plant (played to perfection by Italian screen idol,Alberto Sordi) in Milan who takes his family to Sicily to meet his family & his old friends, when he finds himself involved in the local Mafia Don & his ner do well cronies. The screenplay was written by it's director (Alberto Lattuada), Raphel Alzcona & Marco Ferreri (some years before he raised eyebrows with his films 'The Grand Bufet' & 'The Last Woman'). Although the films use of black & white was quite striking, I kind of wished it had been shot in Technicolor (for the panoramic shots of Sicily & it's beautiful coastline). An overlooked gem that's well worth seeking out, if it's being screened in a proper cinema,but it won't lose much on DVD either.