Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

Documentary

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

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  • Release Date: 2008-01-20
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: Steven Fischler

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Cast

  • Paul Borghese

    Narrator

  • Francis Capra

    Calogero 'C' Anello

  • Dominic Chianese

  • Ben Gazzara

  • Chazz Palminteri

  • Isabella Rossellini

  • Stanley Tucci

  • John Turturro

  • Frank Capra, Jr.

  • David Chase

  • Giorgio Bertellini

  • Richard LaGravenese

  • Spike Lee

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