Even killers have to die
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German title | Even killers have to die |
Original title | La Mano Nera |
Country of production | Italy |
original language | Italian |
Publishing year | 1973 |
length | 90 minutes |
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Director | Antonio Racioppi |
script | Carlo Infascelli |
production | Carlo Infascelli |
music | Carlo Rustichelli |
camera | Riccardo Pallottini |
cut | Cleofe Conversi |
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Even killers have to die (alternative title TV: The secret of the black hand , original title: La mano nera ) is an Italian crime film from 1973 by Antonio Racioppi about the Italian-American policeman Joseph "Joe" Petrosino , who in New York City is the so-called " Black Hand ”fought.
action
The Sicilian emigrant Antonio falls into the clutches of the mafia in the USA , which terrifies their compatriots in New York City . With silent approval, Tonio kills the murderer of his best friend Salvatore after he was murdered by a protection money collector. Tonio is then accepted into the "family" to which he is even more tied through the hushed up murder. He falls in love with the alleged professional named Angela and saves her from a club career, but thereby violates the rules of the family. The air is getting thinner and thinner for Antonio and his lover. Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino is also getting more and more troubled by the organization.
publication
The In.Ci.S. (Industria Cinematografica Siciliana) was published in Italy by Roma Film and has grossed 230.363 million Italian lira in cinemas since its premiere on March 16, 1973 .
Trivia
At the beginning of 2017 it was announced that Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights to Stephan Talty's book The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History , which was published on April 25, 2017, and is an adaptation of the The book is planning a film adaptation in which Leonardo DiCaprio will act as producer and lead actor.
See also
Web links
- Even killers have to die in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Mano Nera (1973). In: Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
- ^ Roberto Curti: Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980 . McFarland & Company , 2013, ISBN 9780786469765 , pp. 73-74.
- ↑ "The Black Hand": Leonardo DiCaprio plays "Italian Sherlock Holmes" in the Mafia thriller. In: film starts . February 1, 2017, accessed November 15, 2019 .