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Il Camorrista

The Camorrist


Séries Mania 2024

Special Screenings

International premiere
Drama - Biopic | Italy | 1985

Screened episode(s) : 1 & 4
Format : 5 x 50min

The Camorra boss known as “The Professor” manages and administers the reformed Camorra from prison. Helped by his faithful sister Rosaria, the man escapes from the penitentiary and creates a powerful criminal organization that manages to infiltrate all levels of society.

Adapted from The Camorrist by Giuseppe Marrazzo.

Our take

A remarkable series by Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso), produced in 1985 and censored for 40 years by the mafia, Il Camorrista, which has finally resurfaced, portrays a dark time in Italy, when the man known as “The Professor” ran the Naples mafia from his prison cell.

  • Created By Giuseppe TORNATORE
  • Written By Massimo DE RITA, Giuseppe TORNATORE
  • Directed By Giuseppe TORNATORE
  • Music Nicola PIOVANI
  • With Ben GAZZARA, Laura DEL SOL, Leo GULLOTTA, Franco INTERLENGHI
  • Production Titanus Production, RTI Mediaset
  • Broadcaster Mediaset
  • International sales Minerva Pictures

2 Screenings :

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Guido LOMBARDO

Producer - Titanus productions ( President)
Italie Italy
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