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Cry Chicago (1969)

Cry Chicago poster
Original title
¡Viva América!
Directed by
Javier Setó
Genre
drama film, gangster film
Country
Spain, Italy
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gangster named Frank Mannata rises through the criminal underworld in Chicago. The film follows his violent path as he deals with rivals and law enforcement.

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What happens

Cry Chicago (originally ¡Viva América! and also released as The Mafia Mob, Italian: La vera storia di Frank Mannata) is a 1969 Spanish-Italian crime film directed by the Catalan film director Javier Setó (in the credit Saviero Seto), starring Jeffrey Hunter in his final film appearance, Guglielmo Spoletini, Eduardo Fajardo, Víctor Israel, Pier Angeli, Margaret Lee and Gogó Rojo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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