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The Don Is Dead

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After his mistress is murdered, a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1973-11-14

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Richard Fleischer

Spoken language: English, Italiano

Genres: Crime, Drama

Original title: The Don Is Dead

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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JPV852
Unambitious but still entertaining enough mafia crime-drama featuring pretty good performances, for the most part anyway, that likely came about due to the success of The Godfather, released a year prior (I assume many studios were buying up rights to other mafia-based novels). Anthony Quinn is quite good, as is Robert Forster save for a scene upon hearing about the death of his father, there the emotion felt hollow. But otherwise, it's a passable crime-drama worth checking out. **3.25/5**
2021-03-01

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