Saturday, August 3, 2024

LONG ARM OF THE GODFATHER 1968 (BRAUN MEDIA)

I really enjoyed this Italian crime film and am shocked it's not better known.

Peter Lee Lawrence stars as a young mafia member named Vincenzo who has secret plans to become a "top dog" in the crime world and get rich quick.

In the opening he steals a truckload of guns from his boss Don Carmelo ( Adolpho Celi). He then attempts to sell them to some Arabs and make 2 million dollars.

The plot centers around Carmelo and his attempts to get the guns and the money back. Scene by scene we find how cruel and determined Carmelo is about getting things his way.

Vincenzo gets his beautiful girlfriend involved with all of this and at first Sabina (Erika Blanc) is against it, but she stays with him and eventually accepts his plans.

There is a lot of violence and we see Sabina tortured by Carmelo's men for information. The final showdown between Carmelo and Vincenzo is played out well, and I do need to say the movie ends on a very bleak note.

It's a noirish ending where Vincenzo thinks he has everything he ever wanted only to find he has lost it all. If you want to see how this happens then I suggest you check out this finely crafted little film.

Yes, the women are hot as hell and Erika is ALWAYS gorgeous.

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