The Iron Hand of the Mafia () is a 1980 Italian film directed by Roberto Girometti.
Plot The heirs of the old mafia give rise to a bloody struggle to secure the monopoly on organized crime.
Cast Gordon Mitchell as Don Nicola Raffaele Fortunato as Don Raffaele Nocera Malisa Longo as Angela Jackie Basehart as Tony Fabrizio Marani as Michele Nocera Gianni Diana as Giorgio Tina Trapassi as Maria Antonella Luardi as Denise Margie Newton as Teresa (credited as Margi Newton) Franco Angrisano as "Sic-Sic" Antonio Angrisano as Coppola's Son Bruno Venturini as Himself
Style Despite the films title, there is no mafia in the film The Iron Hand of the Mafia. The film is actually a Sceneggiata film.
Production Actress Mafia Margit Evelyn Newton choreographed a fight scene with co-star Malisa Longo along with the director and Longo.
Release The Iron Hand of the Mafia was released on November 28, 1980, where it was distributed by Samanda.
Reception In his book Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980, Roberto Curti described the film as "third grade material" with poor direction, grating comic relief from Angrisano and Shiavone and the films "non-existent pacing."
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