The Gang That Sold America

1979 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 151 VOTES · DIR. Bruno Corbucci

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Overview

Now an agent of Interpol undercover, the former Inspector Giraldi, goes to New York to find his friend Salvatore Esposito, aspiring restaurateur in Little Italy, suffocated by debts with the usurers headed by Don Gerolamo. He will remove the gang and assure her of justice, but she will suffer the advances of the Boss's daughter, the ugly Maria Sole.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,043 lines

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00:03:02 Pardon, do you want to buy a Japanese radio? It picks up all the stations.
00:06:36 I don't care.
00:09:31 A month ago… he started feeling badly.
00:12:30 This is Salvatore's buddy, and that's my son Antonio.
00:14:55 - What do I give her in return? - I don't know.
00:17:58 it will have gone up to one billion and 250 million
00:22:13 What type of guy is Maria Sole's fiancé?
00:25:19 - Come. - Listen, I need to talk to you.
00:27:55 - What is it? - No, I wanted to ask you
00:31:14 It's 50,000 dollars upfront and 50,000 dollars once the job is done.
00:34:50 to give you tickets for Miami.
00:38:26 come from New York.
00:44:33 - She is Cardone's woman. - So?
00:51:22 Must be the tenant on the first floor who flushed.
00:54:35 Hurry up. The doctor is waiting.
01:00:04 Saint Nicola from Tolentino, get us out of this mess.
01:04:40 Do you realize she freaked out the crocodiles too?
01:07:47 While the two of us will stay here for eternity.
01:11:06 The more you eat, the tastier they get.
01:14:30 - One moment, please. - What happened?
01:18:31 - What happened? - Easy! Don't get close.
01:22:12 The man shooting is Johnny Milazzo. He's one of yours.
01:25:08 Look at those legs.
01:29:12 Nico. My love.

Cast & Characters

Tomas Milian Nico Giraldi Enzo Cannavale Salvatore Esposito
Asha Puthli Fiona Strike
Margherita Fumero Maria Sole
Gianni Musy Gitto Cardone Leo Gavero Don Vito Andrea Aureli Don Mimì
Ombretta De Carlo Amelia
Paco Fabrini piccolo Jimmy
Bruno Corbucci il finto ubriaco al locale di Miami
Simone Santo don Peppino
Salvatore Baccaro esattore
Irwin Keyes gangster
Tomaso Milian Jr. Antonio
Orlando Ragusa Bar Customer (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,043
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:03:02
Final line01:29:12

Production Record

DirectorBruno Corbucci
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes151

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