The Escort
Apr 15 1993
•2h 32m
•Thriller, Crime, Drama
The film shows the difficulties of an honest, imperiled judge and his bodyguard of four men, trying to clean up a Sicilian town. Corrupt local politicians, working hand-in-hand with the Mafia, will stop at nothing to prevent exposure of their rackets.
Cast
See allClaudio Amendola
Angelo Mandolesi
Enrico Lo Verso
Andrea Corsale
Carlo Cecchi
Assistant Prosecuting Magistrate Michele de Francesco
Ricky Memphis
Fabio Muzzi
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