

Crime
Overview
A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.
Top Cast


Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
Ernest Borgnine
Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino


Zohra Lampert
Zohra Lampert
Adelina Saulino
Zohra Lampert
Adelina Saulino
Renata Vanni
Renata Vanni
Mama Saulino
Renata Vanni
Mama Saulino
Bruno Della Santina
Bruno Della Santina
Papa Saulino
Bruno Della Santina
Papa Saulino
Franco Corsaro
Franco Corsaro
Vito Zarillo
Franco Corsaro
Vito Zarillo


Robert F. Simon
Robert F. Simon
Police Commissioner
Robert F. Simon
Police Commissioner


Robert Ellenstein
Robert Ellenstein
Luigi Di Sarno
Robert Ellenstein
Luigi Di Sarno


Howard Caine
Howard Caine
Enrico Caruso
Howard Caine
Enrico Caruso


Barry Russo
Barry Russo
Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
Barry Russo
Lupo Miano (as John Duke)


Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
Officer Simonetti
Vito Scotti
Officer Simonetti
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