The Repenter Explained

The Repenter
Director:	Pasquale Squitieri
Starring:	Franco Nero
Music:	Ennio Morricone
Cinematography:	Silvano Ippoliti
Editing:	Mauro Bonanni^[1]
Studio:	C. G. Silver Film
Distributor:	Columbia Pictures
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian English

Il pentito (internationally released as The Repenter and The Squealer) is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri.^[2] The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, judge Giovanni Falcone and banker Michele Sindona.^[3]

Cast

• Tony Musante

Vanni Ragusa

• Franco Nero

Judge Falco

• Max von Sydow

Spinola

• Erik Estrada

Salvo Lercara

• Rita Rusic

lover of Vanni Ragusa

• Ivo Garrani

Boss

• Marino Masè

Carabinieri Lieutenant

• Tony Sperandeo

killer

• Imma Piro
• Claudine Auger
• Marina Berti
• Philippe Lemaire
• Rik Battaglia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Il pentito (1985). Archivio del Cinema Italiano. 16 August 2021.
2. News: Lietta Tornabuoni. Squitieri nell'Ameritalia della mafia. La Stampa. 3 July 1985. 21.
3. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991. 887742429X.