''Je vous salue, mafia!'' (''Mafia, I Salute You'' or ''Hail Mafia'') is a 1965
French Italian
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film directed by
Raoul Lévy. It was released in Italy as ''Mafia, Yo Te Saludo''. The film is based on a Pierre Lesou novel, which is also named Je vous salue, mafia!
It is a
film noir
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.
Cast
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Eddie Constantine
Eddie Constantine (born Israel Constantine; October 29, 1913 – February 25, 1993) was an American singer, actor and entertainer who spent most of his career in France. He became well-known to film audiences for his portrayal of secret agent L ...
as Rudy
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Henry Silva as Schaft
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Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television.
He began his career in 1949 and started television and film work with roles in ''12 Angry Men (1957 film), 12 Angry Men'' (1957) and ...
as Phil
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Elsa Martinelli
Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia; 30 January 1935 – 8 July 2017) was an Italian actress and fashion model. Described by ''The Guardian'' as a "versatile star of Hollywood’s international years whose work spanned romantic comedies, period epi ...
as Sylvia
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Micheline Presle
Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922 – 21 February 2024) was a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting her career in 1937, she starred or appeared in over 150 films ...
as Daisy
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Michael Lonsdale as Secretary
* Carl Studer as Ruidosa
* Ricky Cooper as Ben
* Tener Eckelberry as Hyman
References
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1965 films
1965 crime films
French crime films
Italian crime films
1960s Italian-language films
English-language French films
English-language Italian films
1960s Italian films
1960s French films
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