The Mafia (1972)
Overview
The business of the Donato family, an Italian-Argentine criminal organization, is a success. They have bought judges, lawyers and even politicians, but after a kidnapping goes wrong, a civil war starts in the Donato crime family. Based on a real event of the Galiffi crime family, a real Italian pro-Fascism mafia that conquered in the 1920's and 1930's the city of Rosario, the Chicago of Latin America.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.212 |
Directed By
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Crew
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Rodolfo Mórtola
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Beatriz Guido
Luis Pico Estrada
Rodolfo Mórtola
Javier Torre
Aníbal Di Salvo
Osvaldo Bayer
José P. Dominiani
TOP CAST
Alfredo Alcón
Luciano Pennoa
Thelma Biral
Ada Donato
José Slavin
Francesco Donato
China Zorrilla
Assunta Donato
Héctor Alterio
Paulie Paolatti
José María Gutiérrez
Manolo, El Gallego
Linda Peretz
Hebe
Miguel Jordán
Deputy
Diego Botto
Marcelo Álvarez
Alejandro Marcial
Inspector Hernández
Raúl Fraire
Kidnapped
Saúl Jarlip
Dino Marchesi
Roberto Airaldi
Councilor
Jorge Hacker
Otto
Mario Luciani
Orestes
Luis Orbegozo
Kidnapper #1 (uncredited)
Juan Alighieri
Kidnapper #2 (uncredited)
Mario Yantorno
Kidnapper #3 (uncredited)
Tina Francis
"Gringa" The Polish (uncredited)
Noemí Granata
Prostitute (uncredited)
Nino Udine
Man in Tunnel (uncredited)
Neri Giacometti
Mob Soldier (uncredited)
Raúl Fraire
Politician (uncredited)
Juan Alighieri
Man in The Ring (uncredited)
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