Black City (film)

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Black City
Il re di Poggioreale.jpg
Directed by Duilio Coletti
Written by John Fante
Duilio Coletti
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Cinematography Leonida Barboni
Music by Carlo Savina
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Language Italian

Il re di Poggioreale (internationally released as Black City and The King of Poggioreale) is a 1961 Italian comedy- drama film directed by Duilio Coletti. [1] It is based on real life events of camorra criminal Peppino Navarra. [2]

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It stars the American actors Ernest Borgnine and Keenan Wynn.

Plot

Cast

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References

  1. Lino Micciché, Storia del cinema italiano, Edizioni di Bianco & nero, 2001
  2. Valerio Caprara (2006). Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo: storie della storia del cinema italiano. Guida Editori, 2006. ISBN   8860422248.