La mano lunga del padrino

Nardo Bonomi's enjoyably pulpy gangland thriller, 'Long Arm Of The Godfather' (1972) aka 'La mano lunga del padrino' sadly remains somewhat of an unknown cinematic commodity, being an admittedly slight, but undeniably entertaining Mafioso/heist yarn, elevated by the substantial presence of heavyweight character actor, Adolpho Celi lustily giving the brutish, Don Carmelo all the hard-boiled heft and fearful gravitas a vengeance-seeking mafia kingpin requires!

Handsome bad boy, Vincenzo (Peter Lawrence) & sultry siren, Sabina (Erica Blanc) go on the lam after ill advisedly ripping off sadistic thug, Don Carmelo, who more than lives up to his murderous reputation, grimly exposing his increasingly misogynistic approach to reclaiming his stolen money! 'Long Arm of The Godfather' is far better value than its currently ignominious status of bargain bin B-Movie curio implies. While, perhaps, not quite up to the dizzying grandeur of a tarmac-searing, Stelvio Massi classic, Bonomi's eminently watchable, 'Long Arm of The Godfather' certainly deserves a far clearer print than the one currently available. Hopefully, this glaring cult movie oversight has been remedied, and a pristine remastered edition of this sleazy gem is now readily availible.