Pizza Connection (film)
| Pizza Connection | |
|---|---|
 Film poster under the title The Sicilian Connection | |
| Directed by | Damiano Damiani |
| Written by | Damiano Damiani Ernesto Gastaldi Franco Marotta |
| Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
| Starring | Michele Placido |
| Cinematography | Sebastiano Celeste |
| Edited by | Enzo Meniconi |
| Music by | Carlo Savina |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Pizza Connection is a 1985 Italian crime film directed by Damiano Damiani. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.[1] A version of the film dubbed for the USA was titled The Sicilian Connection,[2] a name already held by another film from 1972.
Cast
[edit]- Michele Placido as Mario Aloia
- Mark Chase as Michele Aloia
- Ida Di Benedetto
- Nick Delon
- Luigi Maria Burruano
- Piergiorgio Capone
- Pierluigi Capone
- Simona Cavallari as Cecilia Smedile
- Massimo De Francovich
- Maria Denaro
- Domenico Gennaro
- Massimo Liti
- Leondina Marchese
- Leonardo Marino
Awards
[edit]- Nastro d'Argento: Silver Ribbon award for best actor (Michele Placido)
- David di Donatello: David award for best music (Carlo Savina)
- Berlin Film Festival: Honourable Mention
References
[edit]- ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "The Sicilian Connection (1985) - IMDb". IMDb.
External links
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