FILM

The Professor (1986)

Name: The Professor
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1986-09-12
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato, Luciano Bartoli

Film · 1986 · 171 min · Crime · Drama

The man who taught the Godfather

Young Franco is imprisoned for murder and rises to become the feared and powerful 'Professor', taking control of Naples' underworld from behind bars.

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Starring Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato, Luciano Bartoli, Nicola Di Pinto, Anita Zagaria, Franco Interlenghi

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First release anywhere	12 September 1986

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