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Il traditore = The traitor /

The Traitor tells the true story of Tommaso Buscetta, the man who brought down the Cosa Nostra. In the early 1980's, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Busce...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Traditore (Motion picture : 2019)
Other Authors: Bellocchio, Marco, 1939- (Screenwriter), Caschetto, Beppe, 1957- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Italian
Language Notes:In Italian, with subtitles in English.
Published: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics, 2019.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Buscetta, Tommaso, > 1928- > Drama.
Falcone, Giovanni, > 1939-1992 > Drama.
Mafia > Drama.
Mafiosi > Italy > Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The Traitor tells the true story of Tommaso Buscetta, the man who brought down the Cosa Nostra. In the early 1980's, an all out war rages between Sicilian mafia bosses over the heroin trade. Tommaso Buscetta, a made man, flees to hide out in Brazil. Back home, scores are being settled and Buscetta watches from afar as his sons and brother are killed in Palermo, knowing he may be next. Arrested and extradited to Italy by the Brazilian police, Buscetta makes a decision that will change everything for the Mafia: He decides to meet with Judge Giovanni Falcone and betray the eternal vow he made to the Cosa Nostra.
Physical Description:1 online resource (151 minutes)
Playing Time:02:30:19
Awards:Won seven awards (out of 11 nominations) at the Nastro d'Argento: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Actor (Pierfrancesco Favino) and Best Supporting Actor (Luigi Lo Cascio and Fabrizio Ferracane)
Production Credits:Director, Marco Bellocchio ; screenwriters, Marco Bellocchio, Valia Santella, Ludovica Rampoldi, Francesco Piccolo, Francesco La Licata ; producer, Beppe Caschetto ; cinematographer, Vladan Radovic ; editor, Francesca Calvelli.