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Paño verde (1973)

Paño verde poster
Directed by
Mario David
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1940s Buenos Aires, a criminal gang forms, rises to power, and eventually falls apart. The story follows the mafia boss who leads them through this cycle.

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What happens

Paño verde (Green Cloth) is a 1973 Argentina gangster film drama directed by Mario David. The film, based on a 1955 novel of the same name by Roger Plá, is set in Buenos Aires in the 1940s, covering the formation, rise and fall of a criminal gang. It stars Carlos Estrada as the protagonist mafia boss, Miguel Acuña, Luis Brandoni, Julia von Grolman and Héctor Alterio. Víctor Proncet composed the soundtracks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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