The Palermo Connection

Overview

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years confined to the hotel because he crossed the Mafia. Amid the beauties of Sicily Carmine discovers that men of power will stop at nothing to prevent the legalization of drugs, which threatens their business.

Directed by Francesco Rosi

Top cast

Jim Belushi

Carmine Bonavia

Mimi Rogers

Carrie

Joss Ackland

il boss

Philippe Noiret

Gianni Mucci

Vittorio Gassman

Il principe

C

Carolina Rosi

giornalista italiana

Marco Leonardi

il fioraio

R

Ronald Yamamoto

Sam Toya

Marino Masé

Portiere dell'hotel

Vyto Ruginis

Ted

Stefano Madia

Medico

T

Tiziana Stella

la bella adescatrice

Sal Borgese

Vetturino

Claudia Lawrence

Peter Hintz

Beatrice Ring

H

Harry Davis

Ambasciatore

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