Crazy Joe (film)
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| Directed by | Carlo Lizzani |
| Screenplay by | Lewis John Carlino |
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| Based on | Articles by Nicholas Gage |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
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| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Peter Zinner |
| Music by | Giancarlo Chiaramello |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| 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.