The Uncle from Brooklyn (1995)
Set in apocalyptic Palermo peopled by ignorant, inbred, flatulent gluttons and deformed Mafiosi, a dark comedy which centers on a poor family of three-middle aged brothers who are coerced, by local Mafia honchos, into hiding a mysterious old man known as the Uncle from Brooklyn in their home.
Directors:
Franco Maresco, Daniele Ciprì.
Writers:
Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco.
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Salvatore Gattuso as Zio di Brooklyn |
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Pippo Agusta as Don Masino |
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Salvatore Schiera as Gaetano Gemelli |
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Gaspare Marchione as Totò Gemelli |
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Natale Lauria as Iachino Gemelli |
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Rosario Carollo as Ciccio Gemelli |
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Pietro Rizzo as Sarino |
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Francesco Arnao as San Polifemo |
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Antonino Bruno as Il Mago Zoras |
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Luigi Cinà as Paliddu |
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Bruno Di Benedetto as La Nana |
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Salvatore Farina as Madre del mago Zoras |
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Umberto Florulli as Cantante |
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Pietro Giordano as Vendicatore |
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Giovanni Gucciardi as Custode cinema |
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Giovanni Lo Giudice as Cantante fallito |
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Giuseppe Paviglianiti as Guardiano dei cani |
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Mario Salmeri as Guida |
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Massimo Salmeri as Uomo che cerca Pedro |
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Vincenzo Serio as Guardia di Don Masino |
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Mariano Spataro as Mariano u' 'ngrasciatu |
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Francesco Tirone as U' capitanu |
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Camillo Conti as Primo prigioniero |
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Angelo Prollo as Secondo prigioniero |
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Giuseppe Di Stefano as Boss Nano |
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Ernesto Gattuso as Secondo Boss Nano |
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Franco Maresco as Himself |
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Ciccio Mira as Bit Part |
| Directing | Franco Maresco | Director |
| Directing | Daniele Ciprì | Director |
| Production | Renzo Mazzone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Umberto Castagna | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Maurizio Cremisini | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Massimo Valgarenghi | Grip |
| Art | Enzo Venezia | Production Design |
| Art | Walter Faitanini | Property Master |
| Art | Donato Montanaro | Property Master |
| Sound | Francesco Vallocchia | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Paolo Amici | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Arnaldo Da Corte | Generator Operator |
| Sound | Riccardo Palmieri | Sound Engineer |
| Writing | Daniele Ciprì | Screenplay |
| Sound | Joseph Vitale | Music |
| Production | Antonino Tartaglia | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Saverio Lancia | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Sandro Fabbriani | Key Grip |
| Editing | Jacopo Quadri | Editor |
| Writing | Daniele Ciprì | Story |
| Writing | Franco Maresco | Screenplay |
| Production | Fabio Marasà | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Piero Fondi | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Claudio Fabbriani | Grip |
| Directing | Alessandro Abate | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Paolo Pucci | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | David Quadroli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Sergio Cipri | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Alessandro Saulini | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Galliano Juso | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enzo Venezia | Costume Design |
| Writing | Daniele Ciprì | Writer |
| Sound | Fabio Nunziata | Sound Editor |
| Editing | César Meneghetti | First Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Franco Maresco | Writer |
| Directing | Lillo Iacolino | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Daniele Quadroli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Alessandro Spinelli | Electrician |
| Camera | Alfonso Vicari | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Tommaso Caporrimo | Production Secretary |
| Writing | Franco Maresco | Story |
| Editing | Giancarlo Balmas | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Gianni Carpentieri | Administration |
| Camera | Luca Bigazzi | Director of Photography |