The Repenter

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The Repenter
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Directed by Pasquale Squitieri
Starring Franco Nero
Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti
Edited byMauro Bonanni [1]
Music by Ennio Morricone
Production
company
C. G. Silver Film [1]
Distributed by Columbia Pictures [1]
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
English

Il pentito (internationally released as The Repenter and The Squealer) is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. [2] The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, judge Giovanni Falcone and banker Michele Sindona. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Il pentito (1985)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Lietta Tornabuoni (3 July 1985). "Squitieri nell'Ameritalia della mafia". La Stampa . p. 21.
  3. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991. ISBN   887742429X.


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