Pete, Pearl & the Pole

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Pete, Pearl and the Pole
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Directed by Vance Lewis
Screenplay by Norman Thaddeus Vane [1]
Story by Tony Anthony [1]
Produced byTony Anthony [2]
Starring
CinematographyRiccardo Pallottini [1]
Edited by Roberto Perpignani [1]
Music by Louis Armstrong [1]
Production
company
Distributed byProduzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (Italy)
National General Pictures (US) [2]
Release date
  • March 3, 1973 (1973-03-03)
Running time
90 minutes [1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Italy [1]
LanguageEnglish

Pete, Pearl & the Pole (Italian : Piazza pulita, lit. "A clean sweep"), also known as 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York, is a 1973 Italian-American gangster film directed by Luigi Vanzi (credited as Vance Lewis) and starring Tony Anthony.

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Cast

Production

The film was shot mainly on location with predominantly American funding. [2]

The film originated as a story written by actor Tony Anthony, with whom director Luigi Vanzi had previously shot The Stranger series of Spaghetti Westerns ( A Stranger in Town , The Stranger Returns , and The Silent Stranger ). [2] This was Vanzi's last film. [2]

Release

The film was released on March 3, 1973. [1] It was distributed by P.A.C. in Italy. [1]

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References

Footnotes

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN   978-0786469765.