Blood Ties
1986, Italian. Directed by Giacomo Battiato.
An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
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Cast & crew
- Giacomo BattiatoDirector
- Brad DavisJulian Salina
- Tony Lo BiancoJudge Guiliano Salina
- Vincent SpanoMark Ciuni
- Barbara De RossiLouisa Masseria
- Arnoldo FoàVincenzo Ammirati
- Angelo InfantiRomano
- Delia BoccardoSara Salina
- Ricky TognazziRiccardo
- Michael V. GazzoJoseph Salina
- María Conchita AlonsoCaterina Ammirati
- Joe SpinellJoey, New York Goon #1
- James AndronicaJimmy, New York Goon #2
Details
- Released
- 14 December 1986
- Original title
- Il cugino americano
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Robert Katz, Corrado Augias, Giacomo Battiato
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Blood Ties runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Blood Ties is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is Blood Ties on?
Blood Ties isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 December 1986. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blood Ties?
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Who directed Blood Ties?
Blood Ties (1986) was directed by Giacomo Battiato and stars Brad Davis, Tony Lo Bianco, Vincent Spano.