South Wind (1959)
Antonio Spagara, a young Sicilian worker, has been assigned by the Mafia to murder a nobleman, Marquis Macri. But at the last minute Antonio reneges on his commitment and instead of killing the father, he flees to Palermo with Grazia, his daughter. Life is not a bed of roses in the Sicilian capital, as the young man must impose himself to face his godfather and Grazia's despotic sister Dorotea. To make matters worse, the Mafia is not going to tolerate Antonio's desertion...
Director:
Enzo Provenzale
Writers:
Giuseppe Mangione, Elio Petri, Armando Crispino, Enzo Provenzale.
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Renato Salvatori as Antonio Spagara |
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Claudia Cardinale as Grazia Macri |
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Annibale Ninchi as Marquis Macri |
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Laura Adani as Baronessa |
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Ivo Garrani as Padrino |
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Franco Volpi as Guido Lo Gozzo |
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Rossella Falk as Deodata Macri |
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Giuseppe Cirino as Luigino |
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Salvatore Fazio as Cavaliere |
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Concetta Anastasia as |
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Dino Dell Daina as |
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Saverio Di Bella as |
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Giovanni Randazzo as |
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Giovanni Piacentino as |
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Sara Simoni as Affitacamere |
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Benedetto Peraino as |
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Maria Guercio as |
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Francesco Graziano as |
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Salvatore Ferrara as |
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Roberto De Torres as |
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Lorenzo De Arena as |
| Directing | Enzo Provenzale | Director |
| Writing | Giuseppe Mangione | Screenplay |
| Sound | Gino Marinuzzi Jr. | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gianni Di Venanzo | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Giuseppe Mangione | Story |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni | Editor |
| Writing | Enzo Provenzale | Story |
| Writing | Elio Petri | Screenplay |
| Writing | Armando Crispino | Screenplay |
| Writing | Enzo Provenzale | Screenplay |
| Production | Sergio Iacobis | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graziella Urbinati | Costume Design |
| Directing | Leo Pescarolo | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Oscar Di Santo | Sound |
| Sound | Agostino Moretti | Sound |
| Sound | Umberto Pastore | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Erico Menczer | Camera Operator |
| Production | Eliseo Boschi | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Leopoldo Rosi | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mario Van Riel | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amalia Paoletti | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Armando Crispino | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Gino Millozza | Production Manager |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi | Producer |