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The New Godfathers

1979 · 88 min

A gritty, fast-moving crime thriller with shifting loyalties and sudden violence, set in the shadowy world of international drug smuggling.

Overview
A revolution in Iran halts a heroin shipment, but an alliance of crime families is set on getting it to the US. They decide to run the drug through an unsuspecting network of good-natured, local smugglers in Naples, while an international anti-narcotics agent rushes to shut their operation down. Betrayals and divided loyalties lead to a final, bloody confrontation in America.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • violence
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Alfonso Brescia
Written by
Piero Regnoli, Ciro Ippolito
Starring
Mario Merola, Antonio Sabàto, Gianni Garko, Jeff Blynn, Edmund Purdom, Sabrina Siani, Lorraine De Selle, Rik Battaglia
Music
Eduardo Alfieri
Cinematography
Silvio Fraschetti
Runtime
88 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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