---
title: 'Crazy Joe (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlo Lizzani'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crazy-joe-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071369/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Crazy Joe (1974)

1974 · R · 100 min · History, Crime · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

Crazy Joe is a 1974 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The Italian-American co-production is a fictionalized account of the murder of Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo, a mobster who was gunned down on April 7, 1972, at a restaurant in Little Italy. The screenplay by Lewis John Carlino is based on a series of articles by journalist Nicholas Gage. The film stars Peter Boyle in the title role, with Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson, Rip Torn, Luther Adler, Henry Winkler and Eli Wallach.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlo Lizzani](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-lizzani)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis John Carlino](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-john-carlino)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Giancarlo Chiaramello](https://cinepixo.com/people/giancarlo-chiaramello)
- **Producer:** [Dino De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/dino-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Tonti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-tonti)
- **Editor:** [Peter Zinner](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zinner)

## Cast

- [Fred Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-williamson)
- [Henry Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-winkler)
- [Ralph Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-wilcox)
- [Peter Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-boyle)
- [Eli Wallach](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-wallach)
- [Michael V. Gazzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-v-gazzo)
- [Guido Leontini](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-leontini)
- [Carmine Caridi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmine-caridi)
- [Fausto Tozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-tozzi)
- [Sam Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-coppola)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [Peter Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-savage)
- [Cornelia Sharpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornelia-sharpe)
- [Frank Adonis](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-adonis)
- [Luther Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/luther-adler)

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