The Traitor

Biography, Crime, Drama

The film is about the life of Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian Mafia boss who became informant and explained the inner workings of the organisation.

Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
Starring: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi, Luigi Lo Cascio
Produced by: Beppe Caschetto
Screenplay by: Marco Bellocchio, Valia Santella, Ludovica Rampoldi, Francesco Piccolo, Francesco La Licata
Story by: Marco Bellocchio

Music by: Nicola Piovani
Cinematography: Vladan Radovic
Edited by: Francesca Calvelli

Production company: IBC Movie, Kavac Film, Rai Cinema, Gullane, Ad Vitam Production, Match Factory Productions
Distributed by: 01 Distribution (Italy)
Release date: 23 May 2019 (Cannes), 23 May 2019 (Italy), 6 November 2019 (France)

Running time: 135 minutes
Country: Italy, France, Brazil, Germany
Language: Italian

Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino as Tommaso Buscetta
Giovanni Crozza as young Tommaso Buscetta
Maria Fernanda Cândido as Maria Cristina de Almeida Guimarães, Buscetta's third wife
Fabrizio Ferracane as Pippo Calò
Fausto Russo Alesi as Judge Giovanni Falcone
Luigi Lo Cascio as Salvatore 'Totuccio' Contorno
Nicola Calì as Totò Riina
Giovanni Calcagno as Gaetano Badalamenti
Bruno Cariello as Alfonso Giordano [it]
Alberto Storti as Franco Coppi [it], Giulio Andreotti's defense attorney
Vincenzo Pirrotta as Luciano Liggio
Goffredo Maria Bruno as Stefano Bontate
Gabriele Cicirello as Benedetto Buscetta, Buscetta's oldest son
Paride Cicirello as Antonio Buscetta, Buscetta's third son
Alessio Praticò as Giuseppe 'Scarpuzzedda' Greco
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio as Cesare, head of Falcone's security detail
Rosario Palazzolo as Giovanni De Gennaro
Antonio Orlando as Michele
Ada Nisticò as Alessandra Buscetta
Federica Butera as Silvana Buscetta
Ludovico Caldarera as Salvatore Cancemi
Nunzia Lo Presti as Antonietta Bagarella [it], Riina's wife
Matteo Contino as Salvatore Inzerillo
Alberto Gottuso as Giuseppe Inzerillo [it], Inzerillo's son
Tatu La Vecchia as Brother Giacinto
Massimiliano Ubaldi as Giovanni Brusca
Filippo Parisi as Giovanni
Giuseppe di Marca as Giulio Andreotti
Nino Porzio: Tecnico Regia di Studio RAI

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