The Professor

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The Professor

"The man who taught the Godfather"

1986

2h 44m

7.1(119 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

An imprisoned murderer carries out a violent bid for control of Naples' underworld crime syndicate.

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86 members

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Ben Gazzara

'O Professore di Vesuviano

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Laura del Sol

Rosaria

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Leo Gullotta

Police Commissioner Iervolino

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Marzio Honorato

Salvatore Lo Russo

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Luciano Bartoli

Ciro Perrella

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Nicola Di Pinto

Alfredo Canale

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Anita Zagaria

Anna Schifato

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Franco Interlenghi

Don Saverio

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Biagio Pelligra

'O Professore's Father

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Maria Carta

Madre

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Lino Troisi

Don Antonio 'O Malacarne

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Marcello Bari

Unknown Role

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Sergio Boccalatte

Gennaro Di Domenico

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Cloris Brosca

Cettina

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Maria Antonia Capotorto

Verzella Clan Member

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Aldo Castaldo

Unknown Role

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Beppe Chierici

Prison Warden - 1st Prison

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Roberto Corcione

D'Assunta's Kidnapper

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Terenzio Cordova

Secret Service Man

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Rosario Coniglione

Revolutionary Inmate

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Michela Criscuolo

Protester with Megaphone

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Eurilla del Bono

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Helga Dentale

Young Rosaria

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Sound

Pino D'Angiò

Verzella Clan Boss #2

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Mario Donatone

Judge - 1st Trial

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Jean-Pierre Duriez

Frank Titas

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Giovanni Febraro

Domenico La Sciarra

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Antonio Ferrante

Verzella Clan Boss #1

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Dante Fioretti

Senator D'Amore

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Orlando Forioso

Salvatore

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Raffaele Fortunato

Graziante

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Mario Frera

Nunziata

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Domenico Gennaro

Domenico Spina

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Raffaele Giangrande

Landlord

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Daniela Guzzi

Rita

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Peppe Lanzetta

'O Professore Clan Member

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Giuseppe Lo Presti

Joe Gandino

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Franco Marino

Tony Cuomo

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Marino Masé

Roberto Sapienza

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Pietro Montandon

Revolutionary Inmate

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Antonella Morea

Peasant

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Gilla Novak

Pelle di Pesca

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Riccardo Parisio Perrotti

Judge - 2nd Trial

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Giacomo Piperno

Police Chief

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Elio Polimeno

Gaetano Zarra

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Aldo Riva

'O Professore Clan Member

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Marcello Romolo

Goffredo La Sciarra

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Stefano Sabelli

Schifato

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Severino Saltarelli

Prison Warden - 2nd Prison

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Egidio Termine

Iervolino's Partner

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Francesco Tiano

Singing Inmate

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Tullio Valli

On. Malventi

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Piero Vida

Mimmo Mesillo

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Dolores Calò

Carmela (uncredited)

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Rosario Errico

'O Professore Clan Enforcer (uncredited)

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Marcello Magnelli

Verzella Clan Enforcer (uncredited)

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Nello Riviè

Prison Guard - 1st Prison (uncredited)

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Maria Gradi

Schifato's Mother (uncredited)

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Armando Tortorici

Sicilian Inmate (uncredited)

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Calogero Azzaretto

Sicilian Inmate (uncredited)

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Alberigo Donadeo

Sicilian Inmate (uncredited)

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Luciano Zanussi

Secret Service Man (uncredited)

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Franco Laitano

Secret Service Man (uncredited)

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Lanfranco Spinola

Secret Service Man (uncredited)

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Giuseppe Marrocco

Waiter (uncredited)

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Eros Buttaglieri

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

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Salvatore Puccinelli

Totò (uncredited)

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Angelo Ragusa

Policeman Hit by Canale's Car (uncredited)

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Ettore Martini

Policeman (uncredited)

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Ennio Antonelli

Inmate (uncredited)

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Angelo Casadei

Inmate (uncredited)

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Vezio Natili

Judge - 1st Trial (uncredited)

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Vittorio Ripamonti

Judge - 1st Trial (uncredited)

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Vittorio Parziali

Judge - 2nd Trial (uncredited)

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Giovanna Chemeri

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Alba Maiolini

Mrs. La Sciarra (uncredited)

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Federico Neri

Anchorman (voice) (uncredited)

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Marcello Meconizzi

Prison Guard - 2nd Prison (uncredited)

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Giuseppe Curia

Rita's Rapist (uncredited)

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Erminio Bianchi Fasani

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Mario Ingrassia

Assistant Defense Lawyer (uncredited)

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Sergio Silveri

Prison Janitor (uncredited)

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Rossana Canghiari

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

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Franco Ricci

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

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Giorgio Iovine

Earthquake Victim (uncredited)

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Maurizio Piacenti

Interviewed Politician (uncredited)

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