The Payoff(1978)
Sasà Jovine (Nino Manfredi) is a self-styled lawyer involved in petty businesses with Neapolitan mobsters (camorristi). When one of his clients, don Michele Miletti (Paolo Stoppa) offers him a huge bribe (mazzetta) to search for his daughter who disappeared mysteriously taking with her some hot documents, Sasà finds himself trapped into a spiral of homicides.
Movie: The Payoff
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sasà Iovine
Don Michele Miletti
Luisella
Giulia Miletti
Elena Miletti
Il Commissario Assenza
Guardiano posteggio auto
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Sasà Jovine (Nino Manfredi) is a self-styled lawyer involved in petty businesses with Neapolitan mobsters (camorristi). When one of his clients, don Michele Miletti (Paolo Stoppa) offers him a huge bribe (mazzetta) to search for his daughter who disappeared mysteriously taking with her some hot documents, Sasà finds himself trapped into a spiral of homicides.
Release Date
1978-03-17
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
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Languages:
English
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