Crazy Joe (film)

Crazy Joe
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCarlo Lizzani
Screenplay byLewis John Carlino
Story by
Based onArticles
by Nicholas Gage
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byPeter Zinner
Music byGiancarlo Chiaramello
Production
companies
  • Produzioni De Laurentiis
  • Bright-Persky Associates
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 February 1974 (1974-02-08) (Italy)
  • 15 February 1974 (1974-02-15) (New York)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office628.266 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.