In this period piece set in Italy, Nicola Bellizzi dreams of becoming a lawyer. However, when he seeks the reason that people are reluctant to help him in his goals, he discovers that some of his blood relations are high-ranking members of the Mafia. He tries to break away from his family obligations, but falls into a life of crime and violence.
STARRING
Claudia Cardinale
Franco Nero
Fabio Testi
DIRECTOR
Pasquale Squitieri
WRITER
Ugo Pirro
Michele Prisco
Pasquale Squitieri
FILM EDITING
Mario Morra
SOUND
Massimo Loffredi
MUSIC
Franco Campanino
Gigi Campanino
PHOTOGRAPHY
Eugenio Bentivoglio
PRODUCTION
Documento Film
Gianni Hecht Lucari
Pasquale Squitieri
FILMOGRAPHY
SELECTIVE FILMOGRAPHY
1972: Camorra
1974: I Guappi
1977: Il prefetto di ferro
1978: Corleone
1978: L’arma
1980: Razza Selvaggia
1984: Claretta
1988: Gli Invisibili
1990: Atto di dolore
1997: Corsica
2011: Father