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1931: Once Upon a Time in New York (1973) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1973 · 88 mins · Italian
- Directed by
- Luigi Vanzi
- Starring
- Adolfo Celi, Lionel Stander, Irene Papas, Richard Conte, Tony Anthony, Corrado Gaipa
Set in 1931, the story follows the aftermath of Prohibition-era mobsters dividing their territories. When one of the major bosses is killed in a violent clash, his family decides to smuggle half a million dollars to Sicily by concealing the cash inside the slain man's body, launching a bloody and daring scheme.
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