A judge on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem.
Franco Nero
Falco
Tony Musante
Ragusa
Erik Estrada
Lercara
Max von Sydow
Spinola
Claudine Auger
Moglie di Ragusa
Rita Rusić
Amante di Ragusa
Ivo Garrani
Boss Michele Ferro
Marino Masé
Tenente dei carabinieri
Tony Sperandeo
killer
Imma Piro
Moglie del giudice suicida
The Repenter is a crime film released in 1985 exploring themes of mafia, sicilian mafia. Directed by Pasquale Squitieri, it stars Franco Nero, Tony Musante, Erik Estrada. A judge on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem.
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