Directed by:
Francesco RosiCinematography:
Pasqualino De SantisComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Jim Belushi, Mimi Rogers, Joss Ackland, Philippe Noiret, Vittorio Gassman, Marco Leonardi, Sal Borgese, Beatrice Ring, Stefano Madia, Vyto Ruginis, Michel Gill (more)Plots(1)
New York mayoral candidate Bonavia promises that, should he be elected, he will solve the drugs problem by legalising drugs. The mafia are horrified. He visits Palermo with his wife where he falls victim to a conspiracy as a result of which he is forced to take back his election promise. One last attempt to follow his conscience has fatal consequences. "THE PALERMO CONNECTION is an Orphic political thriller – it looks back. 'After filming was over and we were editing, I discovered all of my previous films in this one film,' says Rosi, 'but it wasn't planned consciously.'" (Fritz Göttler, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 25.1.1991) (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Jim Belushi
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Salvador (1986)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Mimi Rogers
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)
The Doors (1991)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Philippe Noiret
France
Best movies:
Agence matrimoniale (1952)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Old Gun (1975)
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Marco Leonardi
Australia
Best movies:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Il capo dei capi (2007) (series)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Sal Borgese
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Man of the East (1972)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Beatrice Ring
France
Best movies:
Palermo Connection (1990)
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988)
Stefano Madia
Italy
Best movies:
Piazza di Spagna (1993) (series)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Christopher Columbus (1985) (series)
Vyto Ruginis
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Moneyball (2011)
Casualties of War (1989)
Michel Gill
USA
Best movies:
The Get Down (2016) (series)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Marino Masé
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Fists in the Pocket (1965)
The Monsters (1963)
Harry Davis
USA
Best movies:
America, America (1963)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Boomerang! (1947)
Carolina Rosi
Italy
Best movies:
Palermo Connection (1990)
La Bible : Abraham (1993) (TV movie)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)