Blood Ties (1986 film)

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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 originUnited States
Original languageItalian
Production
Cinematography Romano Albani
Editor Mario Morra
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseDecember 14, 1986 (1986-12-14)

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]

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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]

The film was broadcast by Showtime on December 14, 1986. [4]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "'Blood Ties' Stuck in TV-Movie Mire". Lexington Herald-Leader . December 14, 1986. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  2. ↑ John J. O'Connor (December 23, 1986). "'BLOOD TIES,' MOB DRAMA FROM ITALY". The New York Times . Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ Maria Pia Fusco (November 3, 1985). "Mafia ma non solo". La Repubblica . Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Daniel Ruth (December 12, 1986). "Blood Ties' cuts deep to heart of underworld". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved July 3, 2012.


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