The Professor

The Professor

164 mins | Crime | Sept. 12, 1986

Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by there he is able to build, step by step, an empire founded on murders and drugs. He starts a war to destroy all the old Camorra bosses and becoming the new "boss of the bosses". With his sister's help he manages to evade from prison and escape in New York. Here he starts immediately a new relationship with "Cosa Nostra" (Italian American Mafia). He is going to seat on the peak of the most powerful criminal organization, and the Italian authorities are almost impotent.

The Professor

164 mins | Crime | Sept. 12, 1986

The Professor
Vaguely inspired to the real story of boss of the Camorra's bosses Raffaele Cutolo, this is the story of the criminal career of "Il professore" (the professor). He is in prison, and by there he is able to build, step by step, an empire founded on murders and drugs. He starts a war to destroy all the old Camorra bosses and becoming the new "boss of the bosses". With his sister's help he manages to evade from prison and escape in New York. Here he starts immediately a new relationship with "Cosa Nostra" (Italian American Mafia). He is going to seat on the peak of the most powerful criminal organization, and the Italian authorities are almost impotent.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Titanus, Reteitalia, Arlac Film
Original title Il camorrista
Directors Ettore Giovanardi, Tersicore Kolosoff, Mario Maffei, Giuseppe Tornatore
Writers Giuseppe Marrazzo, Massimo De Rita, Giuseppe Tornatore

Cast

Ben Gazzara

as Il Professore

Laura del Sol

as Rosaria

Leo Gullotta

as Jervolino

Marzio Honorato

as Salvatore

Luciano Bartoli

as Ciro Parrella

Nicola Di Pinto

as Alfredo Canale

Anita Zagaria

as Anna

Franco Interlenghi

as Don Saverio

Biagio Pelligra

as The Father

Maria Carta

as Madre

Lino Troisi

as O' Malacarne

Cloris Brosca

as Cettina

Elio Polimeno

as Gaetano Zarra

Piero Vida

as Piero Vida

Mario Frera

as Boss del contrabbando di sigarette

Domenico Gennaro

as Domenico Spina

Peppe Lanzetta

as L'intrattenitore dei rinfreschi

Franco Marino

as Tony Cuomo

Marino Masé

as Il faccendiere Sapienza

Gilla Novak

as Pelle di pesca

Riccardo Parisio Perrotti

as Il pretore del 2° processo

Giacomo Piperno

as Il questore

Pino D'Angiò

as Verzella

Sergio Boccalatte

as il "segretario" Di Domenico

Beppe Chierici

as il direttore del carcere

Giovanni Febraro

as Domenico La Sciarra

Jean-Pierre Duriez

as Frank Titas

Alberigo Donadeo

as Inmate (uncredited)

Armando Tortorici

as Inmate (uncredited)

Calogero Azzaretto

as Inmate (uncredited)

Vezio Natili

as Judge (uncredited)