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Mafioso

Mafioso

This is the face of a MAFIOSO...sometimes smiling, sometimes savage. Here is the story of a man who returns to his native Sicily for a holiday and finds himself again bound to the silent laws of "The Honored Society."

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Overview

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.

Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Written by Furio Scarpelli, Rafael Azcona, Marco Ferreri
Produced by Tonino Cervi, Dino De Laurentiis
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Top Cast

Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Antonio Badalamenti

Norma Bengell

Norma Bengell

Marta

C

Carmelo Oliviero

Don Liborio

G

Gabriella Conti

Rosalia

U

Ugo Attanasio

Don Vincenzo

Cinzia Bruno

Cinzia Bruno

Donatella

K

Katiusca Piretti

Patrizia

L

Lilly Bistrattin

Dr. Zanchi's Secretary

Michèle Bailly

Michèle Bailly

Young Baroness

Hugh Hurd

Hugh Hurd

Themes & Keywords

factorygangstersicilian mafia

About Mafioso

Mafioso is a crime, drama, comedy film released in 1962 exploring themes of factory, gangster, sicilian mafia. Directed by Alberto Lattuada, it stars Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Carmelo Oliviero. 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.

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