Even killers have to die

Movie
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
Rod
Director	Antonio Racioppi
script	Carlo Infascelli
production	Carlo Infascelli
music	Carlo Rustichelli
camera	Riccardo Pallottini
cut	Cleofe Conversi
occupation
	Lionel Stander : Joseph "Joe" Petrosino ; Rosanna Fratello : Angela; Michele Placido : Antonio Turris; Corrado Gaipa : Avvocato; Luigi Pistilli : Don Nunzio Pantaleo; Philippe Leroy : The professor; Roger Browne : Prosecutor; Nino Vingelli : Don Gaetano; Annie Carol Edel : Mary; Mario Frera : Don Salvatore; Gilberto Galimberti : Tano Massara; Gianni Manera : Berto; Giacomo Rizzo : Nicola Gerace; Salvatore Billa : Hechman;

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.

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 .

[1] La Mano Nera (1973). In: Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .

[2] Roberto Curti: Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980 . McFarland & Company , 2013, ISBN 9780786469765 , pp. 73-74.

[3] "The Black Hand": Leonardo DiCaprio plays "Italian Sherlock Holmes" in the Mafia thriller. In: film starts . February 1, 2017, accessed November 15, 2019 .