Pizza Connection

Pizza Connection

116 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Jan. 25, 1985

Mario (Placido), an Italian American who manages a pizzeria in NYC, is charged with an assassination of a judge in Palermo. He leaves the States, comes back to Sicily and recruit Michele, his younger brother, for some help. Michele is a good guy not involved with the Mafia, that is trying to build his life on honesty and hard-working. Michele needs some money to give freedom to a prostitute he is in love, and Mario promise his help in change of an hands to set up his trap for the judge. Anyway Michele isn't made with the same "pasta" of Mario, he couldn't never be a real Mafioso and this causes many between the two brother and the Mafia. There is only a way for Mario to save his brother. A way that Mafia could like.

Pizza Connection

116 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Jan. 25, 1985

Pizza Connection
Mario (Placido), an Italian American who manages a pizzeria in NYC, is charged with an assassination of a judge in Palermo. He leaves the States, comes back to Sicily and recruit Michele, his younger brother, for some help. Michele is a good guy not involved with the Mafia, that is trying to build his life on honesty and hard-working. Michele needs some money to give freedom to a prostitute he is in love, and Mario promise his help in change of an hands to set up his trap for the judge. Anyway Michele isn't made with the same "pasta" of Mario, he couldn't never be a real Mafioso and this causes many between the two brother and the Mafia. There is only a way for Mario to save his brother. A way that Mafia could like.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Alexandra Film, C.G. Silver Film
Original title Pizza Connection
Directors Luigi Vallini, Egle Guarino, Enrico Bergier, Damiano Damiani
Writers Laura Toscano, Franco Marotta, Damiano Damiani

Cast

Michele Placido

as Mario Aloia

Mark Chase

as Michele Aloia

Simona Cavallari

as Cecilia Smedile

Massimo De Francovich

as Chief Prosecutor Santa Lucia

Renato Mori

as Commissioner Giovanni Astarita

Domenico Gennaro

as Armando Ognibene

Adriana Russo

as Hostess

Francesco Sciacca

as Nicola SchirĂ²

Tony Sperandeo

as Vincenzo

Marcello Perracchio

as Avvocato Masseria

Ida Di Benedetto

as Amanda Smedile