The Gang That Sold America

1979 Italian crime comedy film
  • Mario Amendola
  • Bruno Corbucci[1]
Story by
  • Mario Amendola
  • Bruno Corbucci[1]
Produced byGalliano Juso[1]Starring
  • Tomas Milian
  • Enzo Cannavale
  • Margherita Fumero
  • Gianni Musy
CinematographyGiovanni Ciarlo[1]Edited byDaniele Alabiso[1]Music byGoblin
Production
company
Cinemaster[1]
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01)
Running time
90 minutes[1]CountryItaly[1]Box office₤569 million

The Gang That Sold America (Italian: Squadra antigangsters) is a 1979 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the fifth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian.[2][3] The Italian progressive rock band Goblin created the soundtrack for the film.[1]

Cast

  • Tomas Milian: Nico Giraldi
  • Enzo Cannavale: Salvatore Esposito
  • Asha Puthli: Fiona Strike
  • Leo Gavero : Don Vito
  • Isa Danieli: Salvatore Esposito's wife
  • Margherita Fumero: Maria Sole Giarra
  • Gianni Musy: Gitto Cardone
  • Tomas Milian, Jr.: Antonio, Salvatore Esposito's child
  • Andrea Aureli: Don Mimì
  • Irwin Keyes : support killer


Production

The Gang That Sold America is one of the 11 films in which the Cuban actor Tomas Milian portrayed the character of Commissionner Nico Giraldi between 1976 and 1984.[4]

Release

The Gang that Sold America was released on March 1, 1979 where it was distributed by Titanus.[1] It grossed a total of 569 million Italian lire.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2013, p. 259.
  2. ^ Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
  3. ^ Manlio Momarasca; Giorgio Navarro; Davide Pulici. Monnezza e i suoi fratelli. Nocturno Dossier n.39, Cinemabis Comm.
  4. ^ Redazione. "Addio a Tomas Milian". www.cinematografo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.

References

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

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