The Uncle from Brooklyn
7.1
Set in apocalyptic Palermo peopled by ignorant, inbred, flatulent gluttons and deformed Mafiosi, a dark comedy which centers on a poor family of three-middle aged brothers who are coerced, by local Mafia honchos, into hiding a mysterious old man known as the Uncle from Brooklyn in their home.
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Cast
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Salvatore Gattuso
Zio di Brooklyn
Known for
Toto Who Lived Twice
Pippo Agusta
Don Masino
Also in
Vite perdute
A Man on His Knees
Salvatore Schiera
Gaetano Gemelli
Gaspare Marchione
Totò Gemelli
Also in
Dieci minuti alla fine
Natale Lauria
Iachino Gemelli
Also in
Cinico TV
Cinico tv
Rosario Carollo
Ciccio Gemelli
No other roles listed
Pietro Rizzo
Sarino
Francesco Arnao
San Polifemo
Antonino Bruno
Il Mago Zoras
No other roles listed
Luigi Cinà
Paliddu
No other roles listed
Bruno Di Benedetto
La Nana
Also in
La Bottega dei Bottoni
Dieci minuti alla fine
Salvatore Farina
Madre del mago Zoras
Daniele Ciprì Director · Franco Maresco Director Luca Bigazzi Cinematographer
First release October 13, 1995 · Produced in Italy · Production Filmauro
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Digital Film
Production
Filmauro
Production
Italy
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Original title
Lo Zio di Brooklyn
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 13, 1995
Theatrical · Filmauro
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
March 18, 2012 · Premiere · Offscreen Film Festival
France
September 8, 2011 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
June 29, 2013 · Premiere · Paris Cinéma
July 3, 2013 · Theatrical
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