Blood Ties, also known as Il cugino americano, which translates from the Italian as The American Cousin, is a 1986 Italian-American television film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It was shown at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded as best television production.[1]
| Blood Ties | |
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| Written by | Corrado Augias Giacomo Battiato |
| Directed by | Giacomo Battiato |
| Starring | Brad Davis Tony Lo Bianco Vincent Spano Barbara De Rossi |
| Music by | Celso Valli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | Italian |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Romano Albani |
| Editor | Mario Morra |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | December 14, 1986 |
The film is produced by RAI, Showtime and Viacom International.[2] It was shot in Palermo and New York City with a budget of about US$5 million.[3]
Cast
edit- Brad Davis as Julian Salina
- Tony Lo Bianco as Judge Guiliano Salina
- Vincent Spano as Mark Ciuni
- Barbara De Rossi as Louisa Masseria
- Arnoldo Foà as Vincenzo Ammirati
- Angelo Infanti as Romano
- Delia Boccardo as Sara Salina
- Ricky Tognazzi as Riccardo
- Michael V. Gazzo as Joseph Salina
- María Conchita Alonso as Caterina Ammirati
- Joe Spinell as Joey, New York Goon
- Elio Zamuto
References
edit- ^ "'Blood Ties' Stuck in TV-Movie Mire". Lexington Herald-Leader. December 14, 1986. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ John J. O'Connor (December 23, 1986). "'BLOOD TIES,' MOB DRAMA FROM ITALY". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Maria Pia Fusco (November 3, 1985). "Mafia ma non solo". La Repubblica. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Daniel Ruth (December 12, 1986). "Blood Ties' cuts deep to heart of underworld". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
External links
edit- Blood Ties at IMDb
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