A beautifully rendered, fact-based crime film about a crusading Italian policeman battling Black Hand extortionists in New York’s Little Italy is back on the big screen. In addition to Ernest Borgnine’s brilliantly sensitive portrayal as Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, this engrossing picture is deftly photographed by Lucien Ballard, beautifully scored by David Raksin with a stellar supporting cast including Zohra Lampert and Alan Austin. Literate, suspenseful and emotionally moving, this memorable film remains the definitive depiction about the emergence of the Mafia in America.
as Police Lt. Joseph Petrosino
as Adelina Saulino
as Mama Saulino
as Papa Saulino
as Vito Zarillo
as Police Commissioner
as Luigi Di Sarno
as Enrico Caruso
as Lupo Miano (as John Duke)
as Officer Simonetti
as D. Caputo, Ragman
as Johnny Viscardi
as Girl attacked in Laundry Scene by Mafia
as Miss Salvi
as Lupo's Girl
as Triscola