Il camorrista

"The man who taught the Godfather"

Sep 12 1986 N/A 2h 51m
Crime, Drama

An imprisoned murderer carries out a violent bid for control of Naples' underworld crime syndicate.

Plot

Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by there he is able to build, step by step, an empire founded on murders and drugs. He starts a war to destroy all the old Camorra bosses and becoming the new "boss of the bosses". With his sister's help he manages to evade from prison and escape in New York. Here he starts immediately a new relationship with "Cosa Nostra" (Italian American Mafia). He is going to seat on the peak of the most powerful criminal organization, and the Italian authorities are almost impotent.

Written by

Massimo De Rita, Giuseppe Tornatore, Giuseppe Marrazzo

Directed by

Giuseppe Tornatore

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Titanus

Languages

Italiano

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations total

Scores
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Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
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