Armand Assante

  • John Korty – A Deadly Business (1986)

    1981-1990DramaJohn KortyUSA

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    The movie, and true story, is about how Harold began working for the garbage industry in New Jersey only to find out that it was run by the Mafia. Having been in and out of jail most of his life, Harold feared more jail time and so went to the FBI. Harold went undercover to get as much illegal information that he could. The information he got helped put away dozens of Mafia men. Harold is currently in the witness protection program.Read More »

  • Sylvester Stallone – Paradise Alley (1978)

    1971-1980DramaSylvester StalloneUSA
    Paradise Alley (1978)
    Paradise Alley (1978)

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    Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940’s New York City, try to help each other with one’s wrestling career using one brother’s promotional skills and another brother’s con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.Read More »

  • Larry Elikann – Hands of a Stranger (1987)

    Larry Elikann1981-1990DramaTVUSA
    Hands of a Stranger (1987)
    Hands of a Stranger (1987)

    Hands of a Stranger was adapted by playwright Arthur Kopit from the best-selling novel by Robert Daley. Armand Assante plays a New York City narcotics officer who aids DA Blair Brown in her investigation of a rape case in which drugs were involved. In the subsequent days, Assante becomes something of an expert in rape evidence. Thus, when his wife Beverly D’Angelo is sexually assaulted while en route to a rendezvous with her lover, Assante suspects something even though D’Angelo remains mum about the incident. Conducting his own investigation, Assante determines the rapist’s identity while wiretapping a phoned-in attempt to blackmail his wife. Will Assante forget everything he’s learned about police procedure and attempt to take the law into his own hands? Co-starring in Hands of a Stranger is Arliss Howard as the scummy rapist. Preceded by a warning that the film contained scenes of a violent and graphic nature, Hands of a Stranger was originally broadcast in two parts, on May 10 and 11, 1987.Read More »

  • Sidney Lumet – Q & A (1990)

    Drama1981-1990CrimeSidney LumetUSA

    Dirty cop, Mike Brennan thinks he got away with murder. But during a routine Q&A, the righteous assistant DA finds a clue that sets them both on a collision course.Read More »

  • Andrey Konchalovskiy – The Odyssey [+Extras] (1997)

    1991-2000AdventureAndrey KonchalovskiyEpicUnited Kingdom

    Utilizing an exceptional international all-star cast and excellent special effects, Hallmark entertainment and American Zoetrope productions created this fun-filled adaptation of Homer’s most-famous epic poem. It was originally broadcast as a four-hour miniseries on the NBC network. The story faithfully chronicles the many adventures of sailor Odysseus (Armand Assante), his colorful crew as they encounter a variety of mythical figures, including Odysseus’s spiritual guide Athena (Isabella Rossellini), the seductive Calypso (Vanessa Williams) and the treacherous Eurymachus (Eric Roberts). Highlights include the Trojan Horse (made to original scale and filmed on location in the ruins of Troy) sequence. Much of the miniseries was filmed in Europe and on the Mediterranean, making it a feast for the eye.Read More »

  • Cristian Nemescu – California Dreamin’ (Nesfarsit) (2007)

    Drama2001-2010Cristian NemescuRomania

    Plot Synopsis from allmovie.com
    Romanian director Cristian Nemescu’s comedy California Dreamin’ unfolds against the backdrop of the Kosovo War, circa 1999. A NATO train rolls through a Romanian hamlet, transporting a plethora of weapons across the country – without official documents, and equipped only with the verbal consent of the Romanian authorities. The transport thus grows intensely vulnerable to the locals – particularly the head of the railway station, who moonlights as a mobster.Read More »

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