Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The Counsellor (1973)


Fida Cinematografica
Directed by Alberto de Martino
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Dorado Films)

Lawyer Tomas Milian is met by his godfather, mob boss Martin Balsam, upon his release from prison. Milian states his intention to leave the "family" business, which normally would get one killed, but Balsam reluctantly allows him to. This upsets another member of the business, who decides to start a gang war and try to take over. Balsam has powerful friends and avoids assassination, and Milian returns to help. They end fleeing to Sicily for a final showdown. Good effort from De Martino in the mafia genre, with location shooting in San Francisco, New Mexico and Sicily. Balsam is excellent as always.

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