Released:
1960-07-27

Overview:
A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.

Director:
Richard Wilson

Runtime:
1h 51min

Genre:
Crime

• Cast:
• 
  Ernest Borgnine
  as
  Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
• 
  Zohra Lampert
  as
  Adelina Saulino
• 
  Renata Vanni
  as
  Mama Saulino
• 
  Bruno Della Santina
  as
  Papa Saulino
• 
  Franco Corsaro
  as
  Vito Zarillo