The Palermo Connection (1990)

  • R
  • 02/02/1990 (US)
  • Thriller
  • 1h 40m

Overview

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years confined to the hotel because he crossed the Mafia. Amid the beauties of Sicily Carmine discovers that men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.

Francesco Rosi

Director, Screenplay

Edmonde Charles-Roux

Novel

Tonino Guerra

Screenplay

Gore Vidal

Screenplay

Cast

Jim Belushi's headshot

Jim Belushi

Carmine Bonavia
Mimi Rogers's headshot

Mimi Rogers

Carrie
Joss Ackland's headshot

Joss Ackland

il boss
Philippe Noiret's headshot

Philippe Noiret

Gianni Mucci
Vittorio Gassman's headshot

Vittorio Gassman

Il principe
Carolina Rosi's headshot

Carolina Rosi

giornalista italiana
Marco Leonardi's headshot

Marco Leonardi

il fioraio
Ronald Yamamoto's headshot

Ronald Yamamoto

Sam Toya

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