The Threat...and The Picture...You'll Never Forget!
A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.
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Cast
- Ernest BorgninePolice Lt. Joseph Petrosino
- Zohra LampertAdelina Saulino
- Renata VanniMama Saulino
- Bruno Della SantinaPapa Saulino
- Franco CorsaroVito Zarillo
- Robert F. SimonPolice Commissioner
- Robert EllensteinLuigi Di Sarno
- Howard CaineEnrico Caruso
- Barry RussoLupo Miano (as John Duke)
- Vito ScottiOfficer Simonetti
Crew
- Richard WilsonDirector
- Richard CollinsWriter
- Bertram MillhauserWriter
- Lucien BallardDirector of Photography
- David RaksinOriginal Music Composer
- Walter HannemannEditor
- Richard WilsonProducer
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