Il camorrista
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| Directed by | Giuseppe Tornatore |
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| Written by | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara Laura Del Sol Leo Gullotta Franco Interlenghi |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Blasco Giurato |
| Editing by | Mario Morra |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
| Release date(s) |  September 12, 1986 |
| Running time | 168 Min in Italy |
| Country |  Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il camorrista (English: The Professor) is a 1986 Italian drama directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. His film debut, it is based on a Giuseppe Marrazzo novel. The International version is shorter than the original Italian released.
[edit] Plot
In 1963 Raffaele Cutolo called "the Professor" kills a man who had harassed her sister Rosaria, and ends up in prison. After 10 years in Naples prison "Poggioreale" he creates the Nuova Camorra Organizzata with his friends Alfredo Canale and Pasquale Zara "the animal". The organization grows till in the seventies it clashes with the old families of the Camorra, starting the War of the Camorra that will bleed the entire South Italy in the 1970s and 1980s.
The earth trembles the Camorra
In 1980 an earthquake destroys Naples and the Campania region. In the rain of reconstruction money the war continues even more brutal than before. In 1981 the Red Brigades kidnap the regional Assessor Ciro Messillo. Members of his political party, the Christian Democrats, turn to the Professor to intervene fearing that he will confess party secrets. In exchange the Professor is promised freedom - on mental illness grounds - and 3 billion in ransom. The assessor is freed, but taken into custody by the secret services and not by the police.
The fall of the Professor and the disappearance of NCO
The politicians do not respect the agreement and the Professor is brought in the high-security prison of Asinara by decree of the Italian president Sandro Pertini. This furthers the disintegration of the Professor's organization as his trusted men begin cooperating with police. His sister Rosaria tries to bring it back to reality, but to no avail. In the end she kills Ciro, a trusted man who had sold out to politicians, by exploding him and his car and putting his girlfriend inside a cement pylon.
[edit] Awards
- Nastro d'Argento Best New Director (Giuseppe Tornatore)
- David di Donatello Best Supporting Actor (Leo Gullotta)
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