The Professor (1986)
Overview
An imprisoned murderer carries out a violent bid for control of Naples' underworld crime syndicate.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 0.5982 |
Directed By
Giuseppe Tornatore
Crew
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Carlo Passari
Valeria Morra
Tullio Petricca
Massimo De Rita
Mario Barboni
Mariano Cafiero
Antonio Palombi
Valentina Di Palma
Elisa Lanni
Nicola Piovani
Mario Maffei
Giovanni Vino
Enzo Silvestri
Giancarlo Martella
Nazzareno Brescini
Danilo Moroni
Giuseppe Tornatore
Maurizio Giustini
Ida Cruciani
Renato Marinelli
Pasquale Cuzzupoli
Ettore Giovanardi
Goffredo Calisse
Gianfranco Cabiddu
Giuseppe Petrignani
Rita Polidori
Roberto Cuomo
Nicoletta Perondi
Nicola Piovani
Tersicore Kolosoff
Massimo De Rita
Luciana Marinucci
Luciana Palombi
Goffredo Lombardo
Blasco Giurato
Antonio Visone
Giuseppe Marrazzo
Osvaldo Desideri
Mario Morra
Massimo Cristofanelli
Claudio Quaglietti
TOP CAST
Ben Gazzara
'O Professore di Vesuviano
Laura del Sol
Rosaria
Leo Gullotta
Police Commissioner Iervolino
Marzio Honorato
Salvatore Lo Russo
Luciano Bartoli
Ciro Perrella
Nicola Di Pinto
Alfredo Canale
Anita Zagaria
Anna Schifato
Franco Interlenghi
Don Saverio
Biagio Pelligra
'O Professore's Father
Maria Carta
Madre
Lino Troisi
Don Antonio 'O Malacarne
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