The Palermo Connection
1990, Italian. Directed by Francesco Rosi.
Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years confined to the hotel because he crossed the Mafia. Amid the beauties of Sicily Carmine discovers that men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
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Cast & crew
- Francesco RosiDirector
- Jim BelushiCarmine Bonavia
- Mimi RogersCarrie
- Joss Acklandil boss
- Philippe NoiretGianni Mucci
- Vittorio GassmanIl principe
- Carolina Rosigiornalista italiana
- Marco Leonardiil fioraio
- Ronald YamamotoSam Toya
- Marino MaséPortiere dell'hotel
- Vyto RuginisTed
- Stefano MadiaMedico
- Tiziana Stellala bella adescatrice
Details
- Released
- 2 February 1990
- Original title
- Dimenticare Palermo
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Tonino Guerra, Francesco Rosi, Gore Vidal
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The Palermo Connection runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Who directed The Palermo Connection?
The Palermo Connection (1990) was directed by Francesco Rosi and stars Jim Belushi, Mimi Rogers, Joss Ackland.