Pete, Pearl & the Pole
Appearance
Pete, Pearl and the Pole | |
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Directed by | Vance Lewis |
Screenplay by | Norman Thaddeus Vane[1] |
Story by | Tony Anthony[1] |
Produced by | Tony Anthony[2] |
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Cinematography | Riccardo Pallottini[1] |
Edited by | Roberto Perpignani[1] |
Music by | Louis Armstrong[1] |
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Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) (Italy) National General Pictures (US)[2] |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Pete, Pearl & the Pole (Italian: Piazza pulita, lit. "A clean sweep"), also known as 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York, is a 1973 Italian-American gangster film directed by Luigi Vanzi (credited as Vance Lewis) and starring Tony Anthony.
Cast
[edit]- Tony Anthony as Pete Di Benedetto
- Adolfo Celi as The Pole
- Lucretia Love as Pearl
- Richard Conte as Bruno
- Corrado Gaipa as Mob Boss
- Irene Papas as Donna Mimma
- Lionel Stander as Sparks
- Raf Baldassarre as Raf, Pole's Henchman
Production
[edit]The film was shot mainly on location with predominantly American funding.[2]
The film originated as a story written by actor Tony Anthony, with whom director Luigi Vanzi had previously shot The Stranger series of Spaghetti Westerns (A Stranger in Town, The Stranger Returns, and The Silent Stranger).[2] This was Vanzi's last film.[2]
Release
[edit]The film was released on March 3, 1973.[1] It was distributed by P.A.C. in Italy.[1]
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
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Categories:
- 1973 films
- 1972 films
- 1970s crime films
- Italian crime films
- 1970s Italian-language films
- Films set in the United States
- Films set in 1931
- 1970s English-language films
- American gangster films
- American action drama films
- 1970s American films
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s Italian film stubs
- 1970s crime film stubs
- 1970s American film stubs