The Professor

The man who taught the Godfather

An imprisoned murderer carries out a violent bid for control of Naples' underworld crime syndicate.

Crime Drama

Ben Gazzara

('O Professore di Vesuviano)

Laura del Sol

(Rosaria)

Leo Gullotta

(Police Commissioner Iervolino)

Marzio Honorato

(Salvatore Lo Russo)

Luciano Bartoli

(Ciro Perrella)

Nicola Di Pinto

(Alfredo Canale)

Anita Zagaria

(Anna Schifato)

Franco Interlenghi

(Don Saverio)

Biagio Pelligra

('O Professore's Father)

Maria Carta

(Madre)

Lino Troisi

(Don Antonio 'O Malacarne)

Marcello Bari

Sergio Boccalatte

(Gennaro Di Domenico)

Cloris Brosca

(Cettina)

Maria Antonia Capotorto

(Verzella Clan Member)

Aldo Castaldo

Beppe Chierici

(Prison Warden - 1st Prison)

Roberto Corcione

(D'Assunta's Kidnapper)

Terenzio Cordova

(Secret Service Man)

Rosario Coniglione

(Revolutionary Inmate)

Michela Criscuolo

(Protester with Megaphone)

Eurilla del Bono

(PM)

Helga Dentale

(Young Rosaria)

Pino D'Angiò

(Verzella Clan Boss #2)

Mario Donatone

(Judge - 1st Trial)

Jean-Pierre Duriez

(Frank Titas)

Giovanni Febraro

(Domenico La Sciarra)

Antonio Ferrante

(Verzella Clan Boss #1)

Dante Fioretti

(Senator D'Amore)

Orlando Forioso

(Salvatore)

Raffaele Fortunato

(Graziante)

Mario Frera

(Nunziata)

Domenico Gennaro

(Domenico Spina)

Raffaele Giangrande

(Landlord)

Daniela Guzzi

(Rita)

Peppe Lanzetta

('O Professore Clan Member)

Giuseppe Lo Presti

(Joe Gandino)

Franco Marino

(Tony Cuomo)

Marino Masé

(Roberto Sapienza)

Pietro Montandon

(Revolutionary Inmate)

Antonella Morea

(Peasant)

Gilla Novak

(Pelle di Pesca)

Riccardo Parisio Perrotti

(Judge - 2nd Trial)

Giacomo Piperno

(Police Chief)

Elio Polimeno

(Gaetano Zarra)

Aldo Riva

('O Professore Clan Member)

Marcello Romolo

(Goffredo La Sciarra)

Stefano Sabelli

(Schifato)

Severino Saltarelli

(Prison Warden - 2nd Prison)

Egidio Termine

(Iervolino's Partner)

Francesco Tiano

(Singing Inmate)

Tullio Valli

(On. Malventi)

Piero Vida

(Mimmo Mesillo)

Dolores Calò

(Carmela (uncredited))

Rosario Errico

('O Professore Clan Enforcer (uncredited))

Marcello Magnelli

(Verzella Clan Enforcer (uncredited))

Nello Riviè

(Prison Guard - 1st Prison (uncredited))

Maria Gradi

(Schifato's Mother (uncredited))

Armando Tortorici

(Sicilian Inmate (uncredited))

Calogero Azzaretto

(Sicilian Inmate (uncredited))

Alberigo Donadeo

(Sicilian Inmate (uncredited))

Luciano Zanussi

(Secret Service Man (uncredited))

Franco Laitano

(Secret Service Man (uncredited))

Lanfranco Spinola

(Secret Service Man (uncredited))

Giuseppe Marrocco

(Waiter (uncredited))

Eros Buttaglieri

(Restaurant Customer (uncredited))

Salvatore Puccinelli

(Totò (uncredited))

Angelo Ragusa

(Policeman Hit by Canale's Car (uncredited))

Ettore Martini

(Policeman (uncredited))

Ennio Antonelli

(Inmate (uncredited))

Angelo Casadei

(Inmate (uncredited))

Vezio Natili

(Judge - 1st Trial (uncredited))

Vittorio Ripamonti

(Judge - 1st Trial (uncredited))

Vittorio Parziali

(Judge - 2nd Trial (uncredited))

Giovanna Chemeri

(Wedding Guest (uncredited))

Alba Maiolini

(Mrs. La Sciarra (uncredited))

Federico Neri

(Anchorman (voice) (uncredited))

Marcello Meconizzi

(Prison Guard - 2nd Prison (uncredited))

Giuseppe Curia

(Rita's Rapist (uncredited))

Erminio Bianchi Fasani

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Mario Ingrassia

(Assistant Defense Lawyer (uncredited))

Sergio Silveri

(Prison Janitor (uncredited))

Rossana Canghiari

(Trial Spectator (uncredited))

Franco Ricci

(Trial Spectator (uncredited))

Giorgio Iovine

(Earthquake Victim (uncredited))

Maurizio Piacenti

(Interviewed Politician (uncredited))