''Vento del sud'' also known as ''South Wind'' is a 1959

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directed by Enzo Provenzale starring

Claudia Cardinale Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (; born 15 April 1938), known as Claudia Cardinale (), is an Italian actress. Born and raised in La Goulette, a neighbourhood of Tunis, Cardinale won the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia" competition ...

and

Renato Salvatori Renato Salvatori (20 March 1933 – 27 March 1988) was an Italian actor. Born in Seravezza, Province of Lucca, Salvatori began his career in his teens playing juvenile, romantic roles. After working with directors such as Luchino Visconti, Rob ...

Cast

... Antonio Spagara *

... Grazia Macri *

Rossella Falk Rossella Falk (10 November 1926 – 5 May 2013) was an Italian actress. She had a long career and is possibly best known for appearing in ''8½'' by Federico Fellini in 1963. Life and career Born in Rome as Rosa Antonia Falzacappa, Falk gradua ...

... Deodata Macri *

Laura Adani Laura Adani (7 October 1913 – 30 August 1996) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 13 films between 1933 and 1980. She was born in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, and died in Moncalieri Moncalieri (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) of 56,134 ...

... The baroness * Giuseppe Cirino ... Luigino * Salvatore Fazio ... The knight *

Ivo Garrani Ivo Garrani (6 February 1924 – 25 March 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. In films since 1952, Garrani is possibly best known for his role as Prince Vajda in Mario Bava's '' Black Sunday'' (1960). Biography Born in Introdacqua, ...

... The mafia godfather *

Annibale Ninchi Annibale Ninchi (20 November 1887 – 15 January 1967) was an Italian actor, playwright and drama teacher. He was the progenitor of a well-known family of actors. Life and career Born in Bologna, the son of an army colonel, Ninchi trained at t ...

... Marquis Macri * Sara Simoni ... The landlady * Franco Volpi... Guido Lo Gozzo

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* 1959 films 1950s Italian-language films Films about the Sicilian Mafia 1950s crime thriller films Italian black-and-white films Italian crime thriller films Lux Film films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub