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Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

About Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

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.

Full Cast of Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

Paul Borghese
plays Narrator

Francis Capra
plays Calogero 'C' Anello

Francis Capra as Calogero 'C' Anello

Francis Capra (born April 22, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Max Connor in Kazaam and ...

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Dominic Chianese

Ben Gazzara

Chazz Palminteri

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini (born 18 June 1952) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthr...

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Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci Jr. (/ˈtuːtʃi/ TOO-chee; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting...

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John Turturro

John Turturro

John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American-Italian actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his asso...

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Frank Capra, Jr.

David Chase

Giorgio Bertellini

Richard LaGravenese

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Geor...

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