The Professor
Original title: Il camorrista
“The man who taught the Godfather”
1986 · 2 h 51 min
Directed by 
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe TornatoreCast
Ben Gazzara 
Laura Del Sol 
Leo Gullotta
Credits
Written by: Massimo De Rita
Plot
His first full-length film, which won the Silver Ribbon for best new director. Known in Italian as Il camorrista.
Sinekatalog’s take
Giuseppe Tornatore's debut follows a Neapolitan criminal's rise to head a camorra clan in the 1970s. Ben Gazzara plays the boss in a stark, gritty and powerfully made crime drama that won the Silver Ribbon for new director.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,953 votes)
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