Movie Drama
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...
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Renato Salvatori Claudia Cardinale Annibale Ninchi Laura Adani Ivo Garrani Franco Volpi Giuseppe Cirino Salvatore Fazio Concetta Anastasia Dino Dell Daina Saverio Di Bella Giovanni Randazzo Giovanni Piacentino Sara Simoni Benedetto Peraino Maria Guercio Francesco Graziano Salvatore Ferrara Roberto De Torres Lorenzo De Arena Rossella Falk
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