Stefano, son of the Mafia Don Angelino Ferrante, is killed by Gaspare Ardizzone (John Saxon) for refusing to sell some valuable land. The old don sends for Ferrante Santino Billeci from America, in the hope that he'll be able to help in getting revenge. But Gaspar, meanwhile, is becoming the most powerful and ruthless boss of the area...
Acting
John Saxon's cold shark eyes carry every scene he's in.
Cinematography
Bleached Sicilian landscapes that swallow men whole.
Director
Vittorio Schiraldi
Arthur Kennedy
Don Angelino Ferrante
John Saxon
Gaspare Ardizzone
Agostina Belli
Mariuccia Ferrante
Pino Colizzi
Massimo D'Amico
Spiros Focás
Luca Ferrante
Marino Masé
Luciano Ferrante
Giuseppe Addobbati
Nicola D'Amico
Paolo Turco
Mario Ferrante
Corrado Gaipa
Don Emilio Grisanti
Daniele Vargas
Don Santino Bileggi
Anna Orso
Signora Ardizzone
Giovanni Pallavicino
Piero Nicolosi
Tino Bianchi
Pietro Gambara
Isabelle Marchall
Lisa Leonardi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Arthur Kennedy was so committed to the role he reportedly learned Sicilian dialect phonetically without understanding a word he was saying.
Released during the peak of Italian poliziotteschi craze, this was Vittorio Schiraldi's attempt to class up the genre with theatrical actors—and it flopped commercially because audiences wanted more explosions.
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