The Palermo Connection

The Palermo Connection

R 1990 · 100 min · ★ 6.2 · Thriller

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years confined to the hotel because he crossed the Mafia. Amid the beauties of Sicily Carmine discovers that men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.

Directed by Francesco Rosi · Written by Tonino Guerra

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Jim Belushi Carmine Bonavia
Mimi Rogers Carrie
Joss Ackland il boss
Philippe Noiret Gianni Mucci
Vittorio Gassman Il principe
Carolina Rosi giornalista italiana
Marco Leonardi il fioraio
Ronald Yamamoto Sam Toya
Marino Masé Portiere dell'hotel
Vyto Ruginis Ted
Stefano Madia Medico
Tiziana Stella la bella adescatrice

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