South Wind

South Wind

98 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1959

Antonio Spagara, a young Sicilian worker, has been assigned by the Mafia to murder a nobleman, Marquis Macri. But at the last minute Antonio reneges on his commitment and instead of killing the father, he flees to Palermo with Grazia, his daughter. Life is not a bed of roses in the Sicilian capital, as the young man must impose himself to face his godfather and Grazia's despotic sister Dorotea. To make matters worse, the Mafia is not going to tolerate Antonio's desertion...

South Wind

98 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1959

South Wind
Antonio Spagara, a young Sicilian worker, has been assigned by the Mafia to murder a nobleman, Marquis Macri. But at the last minute Antonio reneges on his commitment and instead of killing the father, he flees to Palermo with Grazia, his daughter. Life is not a bed of roses in the Sicilian capital, as the young man must impose himself to face his godfather and Grazia's despotic sister Dorotea. To make matters worse, the Mafia is not going to tolerate Antonio's desertion...
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Cinecittà, Lux Film, Vides Cinematografica
Original title Vento del Sud
Directors Enzo Provenzale
Writers Enzo Provenzale, Giuseppe Mangione, Elio Petri

Cast

Renato Salvatori

as Antonio Spagara

Claudia Cardinale

as Grazia Macri

Annibale Ninchi

as Marquis Macri

Laura Adani

as Baronessa

Ivo Garrani

as Padrino

Franco Volpi

as Guido Lo Gozzo

Giuseppe Cirino

as Luigino

Salvatore Fazio

as Cavaliere

Sara Simoni

as Affitacamere

Rossella Falk

as Deodata Macri