All Sons of the Saintest Mother (1973)
Two crime families battle for supremacy in 1929 Chicago in this Italian crime spoof. One group, known as the "Sons of Mammasantissima" thereby professes its (ironic) dedication to the Virgin Mother. The other family works undercover from a Salvation Army soup kitchen. Neither family seems capable of accomplishing anything of note until a wily Sicilian arrives on the scene and sorts things out.
Director:
Alfio Caltabiano
Writers:
Sandro Continenza, Alfio Caltabiano.
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Pino Colizzi as Salvatore Mandolea |
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Ornella Muti as Santazza |
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Alfio Caltabiano as Bug Morano (as Alf Thunder) |
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Luciano Catenacci as Il Reverendo |
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Tano Cimarosa as Puddu Campolia |
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Christa Linder as Dolly |
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Rina Franchetti as la madre dei Morano |
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Furio Meniconi as Lollo Daddarita |
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Willi Colombini as |
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Irio Fantini as |
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Giuseppe Alotta as |
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Luigi Antonio Guerra as |
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Brendan Cauldwell as |
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Romano Gaspari as Gangster (uncredited) |
| Sound | Guido De Angelis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Guglielmo Mancori | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sandro Continenza | Screenplay |
| Editing | Antonietta Zita | Editor |
| Writing | Alfio Caltabiano | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alfio Caltabiano | Director |
| Directing | Maria Teresa Caruffo | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Bruno Micheli | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Maurizio De Angelis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mario Mazzoni | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Alfio Caltabiano | Story |
| Camera | Mario Sbrenna | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gianfranco Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eugenio Rondani | Sound |
| Art | Franco Bottari | Production Design |
| Art | Giacomo Caló Carducci | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Massimo Lentini | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Directing | Stefano Sbarigia | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Aldo Marchiori | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Willi Colombini | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Andreina Casini | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Graziosi | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Gino Vagniluca | Special Effects |
| Production | Luciano Catenacci | Production Manager |
| Production | Silvano Zignani | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Sabbatini | Costume Design |