Crazy Joe (film)

Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay by	Lewis John Carlino
Story by	Dino Maiuri; Massimo De Rita;
Based on	Articles; by Nicholas Gage
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Starring	Peter Boyle; Paula Prentiss; Fred Williamson; Rip Torn; Luther Adler; Eli Wallach;
Cinematography	Aldo Tonti
Edited by	Peter Zinner
Music by	Giancarlo Chiaramello
Production; companies	Produzioni De Laurentiis; Bright-Persky Associates;
Distributed by	Cineriz (Italy); Columbia Pictures (US);
Release dates	8 February 1974 (Italy); 15 February 1974 (New York);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Italy; United States;
Language	English
Box office	₤628.266 million (Italy)

Crazy Joe is a 1974 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The Italian-American co-production is a fictionalized account of the murder of Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo, a mobster who was gunned down on April 7, 1972, at a restaurant in Little Italy. The screenplay by Lewis John Carlino is based on a series of articles by journalist Nicholas Gage. The film stars Peter Boyle in the title role, with Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson, Rip Torn, Luther Adler, Henry Winkler and Eli Wallach.

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