The Black Hand (1973 film)

The Black Hand (The Birth of the Mafia)
Directed by	Antonio Racioppi
Produced by	Carlo Infascelli
Written by	Vinicio Marinucci Aldo Marcovecchio Ugo Moretti Luigi Cozzi Antonio Racioppi
Story by	Carlo Infascelli
Starring	Lionel Stander
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography	Riccardo Pallottini
Release dates	1973
Language	Italian

The Black Hand (The Birth of the Mafia) (Italian: La mano nera) is a 1973 Italian crime film written and directed by Antonio Racioppi and starring Lionel Stander, Rosanna Fratello and Michele Placido.^[1][2]

Cast

• Lionel Stander as Lt. Joe Petrosino
• Rosanna Fratello as Angela
• Michele Placido as Antonio Turris
• Corrado Gaipa as Avvocato
• Luigi Pistilli as Don Nunzio Pantaleo
• Philippe Leroy as The Professor
• Roger Browne as State Attorney
• Nino Vingelli as Don Gaetano
• Annie Carol Edel as Mary
• Mario Frera as Don Salvatore
• Gilberto Galimberti as Tano Massara
• Gianni Manera as Berto
• Giacomo Rizzo as Nicola Gerace
• Salvatore Billa as Hechman

References

1. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
2. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

External links

• The Black Hand at the Internet Movie Database