Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

01/20/2008 (US) • Documentary

Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

Overview

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

01/20/2008 (US)

Documentary

Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

Overview

Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.

Top Billed Cast

Narrator

Calogero 'C' Anello

Dominic Chianese

Chazz Palminteri

Isabella Rossellini

Frank Capra, Jr.

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