Mafioso
1962 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 7.5 · 92% critics
A kind, hardworking factory supervisor in Milan takes his Northern wife and children back to his rural Sicilian hometown for a long-overdue visit. What begins as an awkward family vacation turns tense when old loyalties and local power structures resurface, pulling him into an obligation he can’t easily refuse.
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Details
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-10-24
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (62 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a comedy-drama that mixes family culture clash with mounting mafia pressure, in the vein of Divorce Italian Style or Seduced and Abandoned; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a purely light comedy.
Pros: sharp social satire; darkly funny moments; strong lead performance | Cons: tonal shifts feel abrupt; crime elements feel tame; some broad stereotypes
Themes
- factory
- gangster
- sicilian mafia
Cast & crew
Alberto Sordi
as Antonio Badalamenti
Norma Bengell
as Marta
- CO
Carmelo Oliviero
as Don Liborio
- GC
Gabriella Conti
as Rosalia
- UA
Ugo Attanasio
as Don Vincenzo
Cinzia Bruno
as Donatella
- KP
Katiusca Piretti
as Patrizia
- LB
Lilly Bistrattin
as Dr. Zanchi's Secretary
Michèle Bailly
as Young Baroness
Hugh Hurd
Directed by Alberto Lattuada