Blood Ties (1986)
Il cugino americano
An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.
- Date of release
- 1986-12-14
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Giacomo Battiato
Casting
- Brad Davis — Julian Salina
- Tony Lo Bianco — Judge Guiliano Salina
- Vincent Spano — Mark Ciuni
- Barbara De Rossi — Louisa Masseria
- Arnoldo Foà — Vincenzo Ammirati
- Angelo Infanti — Romano
- Delia Boccardo — Sara Salina
- Ricky Tognazzi — Riccardo
- Michael V. Gazzo — Joseph Salina
- María Conchita Alonso — Caterina Ammirati
- Joe Spinell — Joey, New York Goon #1
- James Andronica — Jimmy, New York Goon #2
Interesting facts
Blood Ties, also known as Il cugino americano, which translates from the Italian as The American Cousin, is a 1986 Italian-American television film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It was shown at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded as best television production.
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