The Iron Prefect
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1h 57m
Directed by Pasquale Squitieri • Drama • With Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale • 1977 • 118 minutes
Based on the true story of Cesare Mori, the Iron Prefect who was sent to Sicily for an Eliot Ness-in-The Untouchables style clean up of the mafia. Pasquale Squitieri (The Climber) directs this stunning period piece which won the David di Donatello award for best film and features spaghetti western icon Giuliano Gemma brilliantly playing against type as the titular hero.
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