โ Man on His Knees โ - a film , a crime drama directed by Damiano Damiani .
| Man on his knees | |
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| Un Uomo In Ginocchia | |
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| Genre | thriller drama |
| Producer | Damiano Damiani |
| Producer | |
| Author script | |
| In the main cast | Giuliano Gemma Eleanor Georgie Michele Placido |
| Operator | |
| Composer | Franco Mannino |
| Duration | 106 minutes |
| A country | Italy |
| Language | |
| Year | 1979 |
| IMDb | ID 0078445 |
Story
The story of the confrontation between a small man and the omnipotent Italian mafia. The action takes place around the 1970s in Palermo . Nino Peralta (Giuliano Gemma), a former petty criminal, โstuckโ and became the owner of a small kiosk. Nino accidentally gets involved in a big criminal showdown and decides what is on the black list of the mafia. In fact, the sentence was signed by another person. Antonio, the killer, sent by the mafia, begins to blackmail extort money from Peralta, whom fear forces to agree to everything.
Nino loses a kiosk and all his savings. He is forced to return to the criminal past. Suddenly, a customer comes to him - the boss of the mafia Vincenza Fabrikant - and Nino opens his eyes. The only thing that caused Nino to endure hardship was his own fear. However, Nino, although he did not receive a death sentence, was nevertheless involved in matters of which he was not required to know. To stay alive, he needs to apologize, kneeling ...
Cast
- Giuliano Gemma - Nino Peralta
- Michele Placido - Antonio Platamonte
- Tano Cimarosa - Colicchia
- Eleanor Georgie - Lucia Peralta
- Ettore Manny - Factory