Blood Ties
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Giacomo Battiato
Anita Bartolucci
Francesco Tola
Loris Bazzocchi
Delia Boccardo
Barbara Derossi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An American of Sicilian descent is blackmailed into returning to his ancestral homeland by a vicious Mafia drug kingpin, to convince a local judge -- a distant relative -- to call off his Mafia investigation. This rather violent international co-production, made by an Italian cartel with a number of familiar American names and faces in the starring roles, was filmed on location in Sicily and New York.
Brad Davis is the used and abused American who ultimately exacts his own vengeance on the mob, Tony Lo Bianco is the dedicated Sicilian judge who won't be deterred, Vincent Spano is the flashy but sinister drug czar, Michael V. Gazzo is Davis' father who is held hostage until Davis' mission is completed, and Maria Conchita Alonso (Robin Williams' girlfriend in "Moscow on the Hudson") is the mistress of an aging Mafia financier in Sicily. "Blood Ties" was the grand prize winner for television production at the 1986 Venice Film Festival.
Director
Giacomo Battiato
Cast
Anita Bartolucci
Francesco Tola
Loris Bazzocchi
Delia Boccardo
Barbara Derossi
Paolo Falace
Tony Lobianco
Arnoldo Foa
Nicolo Accursio Dileo
Maria Conchita Alonso
Michael V Gazzo
Alessandro Partexano
Elio Zanuto
Calagero Butta
James Andronica
Ricky Tognazzi
Brad Davis
Angelo Infanti
Anita Laurenzi
Joe Spinell
Vincent Spano
Crew
Romano Albani
Roberto Ando
Maurizio Anticoli
Corrado Augias
Corrado Augias
Giuseppe Banchelli
Giacomo Battiato
Giacomo Battiato
Paolo Biagetti
Maurizio Biancani
Michael Billingsley
Bruno Cesari
Piero Fondi
Alessandro Fracassi
Ken Friedman
Giovanna Genovese
Lynda Gurasich
Robert Katz
Robbie Little
Serse May
Danilo Moroni
Mario Morra
Roberto Palmerini
Carlo Palmieri
Francesca Panicali
Carmine Parmigiani
Stefano Ricciotti
Antonio Tacchia
Celso Valli
Celso Valli
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States 1986
Aired in United States December 14, 1986
Aired in United States May 20, 1986
Shown at 1986 Venice Film Festival and was the grand prize winner for television production.
Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 20, 1986.
Shown under the title, "Il Cugino Americano" outside the United States.
; ; ft 8844.
