Palermo - Milan One Way

1996 1h 39m IT

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 141

CrimeActionDramaThriller

Synopsis

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A mob accountant accepts to be witness for the prosecution at a trial involving Mafia higher-ups. Seven cops are tasked with escorting him and his family alive from Sicily to the courtroom in the North, but it won't be easy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giancarlo Giannini
Turi Leofonte
Raoul Bova
Nino Di Venanzio
Ricky Memphis
Remo Matteotti
Francesco Benigno
Saro Ligresti
Romina Mondello
Chiara Leofonte
Valerio Mastandrea
Tarcisio Proietti
Rosalinda Celentano
Paola Terenzi
Paolo Calissano
Paolo Barreca

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claudio Fragasso
Writers: Rossella Drudi, Rossella Drudi, Claudio Fragasso
Languages: German, Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Palermo-Milano Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claudio Fragasso, shot by Giancarlo Ferrando. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ugo De Rossi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Giancarlo Giannini and Raoul Bova and Ricky Memphis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Claudio Fragasso directs. Giancarlo Ferrando behind the camera. Pino Donaggio scores. Ugo De Rossi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in German, Italian.

Trivia

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.
3Part of the "Palermo-Milano Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Claudio Fragasso, shot by Giancarlo Ferrando. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ugo De Rossi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Giancarlo Giannini and Raoul Bova and Ricky Memphis carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0114078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.