Blood Ties

Dec 14, 1986

1h 30m

★ 5.8

Overview

An innocent American engineer is blackmailed by gangsters into a plot to assassinate his cousin, who is a judge in Sicily fighting the Mafia.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

RAI

Racing Pictures

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Cast

Julian Salina

Brad Davis

Judge Guiliano Salina

Tony Lo Bianco

Mark Ciuni

Vincent Spano

Louisa Masseria

Barbara De Rossi

Vincenzo Ammirati

Arnoldo Foà

Romano

Angelo Infanti

Sara Salina

Delia Boccardo

Riccardo

Ricky Tognazzi

Joseph Salina

Michael V. Gazzo

Caterina Ammirati

María Conchita Alonso

Joey, New York Goon #1

Joe Spinell

Jimmy, New York Goon #2

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