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The Repenter

Il pentito (1985)

Crime, Drama, Historical | Italy

Director: Pasquale Squitieri

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Rating: 6.3/10

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SYNOPSIS

A judge (based on real life judge Giovanni Falcone) on crusade to take down the Italian Mafia uses a gangster turned state's witness (a so-called "repenter") and a New York banker to do it. But things aren't quite what they seem.

Actors

Writer: Mario Cecchi Gori, Pasquale Squitieri

Producer: Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori

RUNTIME: 120 min

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