The Palermo Connection (1990)
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.
Director: Francesco Rosi
Genre: Thriller
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: February 2, 1990
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
- Edmonde Charles-Roux (Novel)
- Tonino Guerra (Screenplay)
- Francesco Rosi (Screenplay)
- Gore Vidal (Screenplay)
Music: Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Pasqualino De Santis
Editing: Ruggero Mastroianni
Production: Reteitalia, Silvio Berlusconi Communications, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Gaumont, Penta Film
Country: France, Italy
Language: English, Italiano
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Francesco Rosi
More Films in Genre: Thriller
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Palermo Connection about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Palermo Connection?
- The Palermo Connection was directed by Francesco Rosi.
- Who stars in The Palermo Connection?
- The Palermo Connection stars Jim Belushi, Mimi Rogers, Joss Ackland, Philippe Noiret, Vittorio Gassman, Carolina Rosi.
- How long is The Palermo Connection?
- The Palermo Connection has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is The Palermo Connection?
- The Palermo Connection is a Thriller film.
- Where was The Palermo Connection produced?
- The Palermo Connection was produced in France, Italy.