Crime · Italy · 1970 · 1h 22m

Defeat of the Mafia

Scacco alla mafia

Director

Cast

Victor Spinetti as Charles Agostino Maria Pia Conte as Jenny Ryan Pier Paolo Capponi as Scott Luce Luciano Pigozzi as Frankie Agostino (as Alan Collins) Néstor Garay as Jon Dahlia Micaela Pignatelli as Marjorie Mills

Crew

Amerigo Gengarelli — Director of Photography Piera Gabutti — Editor Stefano Torossi — Original Music Composer Alfredo Tassoni — Writer

Synopsis

At the Rome airport two men are taken into custody. Inspector Scott Luce thinks their two suit-cases are full of drugs, but the suit-cases contains only white powder. Afterwards the corpse of Susan Palmer is found. She was a drug runner for the Cosa Nostra boss Frankie Agostino. Susan's friend, Jenny Ryan, meets a mysterious man from America, Arthur Ardigan, supposedly her cousin. In the meantime Inspector Luce is investigating.

Key Collaborators

Warren Kiefer Director Amerigo Gengarelli Director of Photography Piera Gabutti Editor Stefano Torossi Original Music Composer Alfredo Tassoni Writer

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