The Professor
7.1
“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.
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Cast
86 people
Ben Gazzara
'O Professore di Vesuviano
Known for
Anatomy of a Murder
Road House
Laura del Sol
Rosaria
Known for
The Hit
Carmen
Leo Gullotta
Police Commissioner Iervolino
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
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Marzio Honorato
Salvatore Lo Russo
Known for
One Man Up
Christmas at the Cupiello Household
Luciano Bartoli
Ciro Perrella
Known for
Oedipus Rex
Torso
Nicola Di Pinto
Alfredo Canale
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
A Pure Formality
Anita Zagaria
Anna Schifato
Known for
Under the Tuscan Sun
La scuola
Franco Interlenghi
Don Saverio
Known for
I Vitelloni
Shoeshine
Biagio Pelligra
'O Professore's Father
Known for
Corleone
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
Maria Carta
Madre
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Lino Troisi
Don Antonio 'O Malacarne
Known for
I'm Starting from Three
Tony Arzenta
Marcello Bari
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Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore Director · Massimo De Rita Screenplay Giuseppe Marrazzo Author
First release September 12, 1986 · Produced in Italy · Production Reteitalia, Arlac Film
Production
Titanus
Production
Reteitalia
Production
Arlac Film
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Italy
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Original title
Il camorrista
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 12, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 11, 2025 · Physical
Russia
October 11, 2024 · Digital
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