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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

# 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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📜 Overview: 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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📆 Date Released: 2008-01-20
⌚ Running Time: 0 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Paul Borghese original image
Narrator
Paul Borghese
Francis Capra original image
Calogero 'C' Anello
Francis Capra
Dominic Chianese original image
Dominic Chianese
Ben Gazzara original image
Ben Gazzara
Chazz Palminteri original image
Chazz Palminteri
Isabella Rossellini original image
Isabella Rossellini
Stanley Tucci original image
Stanley Tucci
John Turturro original image
John Turturro
Frank Capra, Jr. original image
Frank Capra, Jr.
David Chase original image
David Chase
Giorgio Bertellini original image
Giorgio Bertellini
Richard LaGravenese original image
Richard LaGravenese
Spike Lee original image
Spike Lee

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