The Gang That Sold America

The Gang That Sold America
Directed by	Bruno Corbucci
Screenplay by	Mario Amendola Bruno Corbucci[1]
Story by	Mario Amendola Bruno Corbucci[1]
Produced by	Galliano Juso[1]
Starring	Tomas Milian Enzo Cannavale Margherita Fumero Gianni Musy
Cinematography	Giovanni Ciarlo[1]
Edited by	Daniele Alabiso[1]
Music by	Goblin
Production company	Cinemaster[1]
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	March 1, 1979 (1979-03-01)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤569 million

The Gang That Sold America (Italian: Squadra antigangsters) is a 1979 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the fifth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian.[2][3] The Italian progressive rock band Goblin created the soundtrack for the film.[1]

Cast

• Tomas Milian: Nico Giraldi
• Enzo Cannavale: Salvatore Esposito
• Asha Puthli: Fiona Strike
• Leo Gavero : Don Vito
• Isa Danieli: Salvatore Esposito's wife
• Margherita Fumero: Maria Sole Giarra
• Gianni Musy: Gitto Cardone
• Tomas Milian, Jr.: Antonio, Salvatore Esposito's child
• Andrea Aureli: Don Mimì
• Irwin Keyes : support killer

Production

The Gang That Sold America is one of the 11 films in which the Cuban actor Tomas Milian portrayed the character of Commissioner Nico Giraldi between 1976 and 1984.[4]

Release

The Gang that Sold America was released on March 1, 1979 where it was distributed by Titanus.[1] It grossed a total of 569 million Italian lire.[1]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1979

Notes

1. Curti 2013, p. 259.
2. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
3. Manlio Momarasca; Giorgio Navarro; Davide Pulici. Monnezza e i suoi fratelli. Nocturno Dossier n.39, Cinemabis Comm.
4. Redazione. "Addio a Tomas Milian". www.cinematografo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-06.

References

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

• The Gang That Sold America at IMDb