A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.
- Created by
- Richard Wilson
- Origin
- US
- TMDB rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 10 votes
Cast
Ernest BorgninePolice Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Zohra LampertAdelina Saulino- Renata VanniMama Saulino
- Bruno Della SantinaPapa Saulino
- Franco CorsaroVito Zarillo
Robert F. SimonPolice Commissioner
Robert EllensteinLuigi Di Sarno
Howard CaineEnrico Caruso
Barry RussoLupo Miano (as John Duke)
Vito ScottiOfficer Simonetti
