Comedy · Italy · 1995 · 1h 38m

The Uncle from Brooklyn

Lo Zio di Brooklyn

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Director
Daniele CiprìFranco Maresco
Cast
Salvatore Gattuso as Zio di Brooklyn Pippo Agusta as Don Masino Salvatore Schiera as Gaetano Gemelli Gaspare Marchione as Totò Gemelli Natale Lauria as Iachino Gemelli Rosario Carollo as Ciccio Gemelli
Crew
Jacopo Quadri — Editor Daniele Ciprì — Screenplay Franco Maresco — Screenplay Daniele Ciprì — Writer Franco Maresco — Writer Daniele Ciprì — Story
Synopsis

Set in apocalyptic Palermo peopled by ignorant, inbred, flatulent gluttons and deformed Mafiosi, a dark comedy which centers on a poor family of three-middle aged brothers who are coerced, by local Mafia honchos, into hiding a mysterious old man known as the Uncle from Brooklyn in their home.

Key Collaborators
Daniele Ciprì Director Franco Maresco Director Jacopo Quadri Editor Daniele Ciprì Screenplay Franco Maresco Screenplay Daniele Ciprì Writer Franco Maresco Writer Daniele Ciprì Story Franco Maresco Story Galliano Juso Producer Enzo Venezia Production Design Enzo Venezia Costume Design
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