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South Wind(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-01-01
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9 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
Antonio Spagara, a young Sicilian worker, has been assigned by the Mafia to murder a nobleman, Marquis Macri. But at the last minute Antonio reneges on his commitment and instead of killing the father, he flees to Palermo with Grazia, his daughter. Life is not a bed of roses in the Sicilian capital, as the young man must impose himself to face his godfather and Grazia's despotic sister Dorotea. To make matters worse, the Mafia is not going to tolerate Antonio's desertion...
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies: 
Vides Cinematografica
Lux Film
Movie: South Wind
Top 10 Billed Cast
Renato Salvatori
Antonio Spagara
Claudia Cardinale
Grazia Macri
Annibale Ninchi
Marquis Macri
Laura Adani
Baronessa
Ivo Garrani
Padrino
Franco Volpi
Guido Lo Gozzo
Rossella Falk
Deodata Macri
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Overview
Antonio Spagara, a young Sicilian worker, has been assigned by the Mafia to murder a nobleman, Marquis Macri. But at the last minute Antonio reneges on his commitment and instead of killing the father, he flees to Palermo with Grazia, his daughter. Life is not a bed of roses in the Sicilian capital, as the young man must impose himself to face his godfather and Grazia's despotic sister Dorotea. To make matters worse, the Mafia is not going to tolerate Antonio's desertion...
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1959-01-01
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