---
title: 'The Black Hand (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Antonio Racioppi'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-hand-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184698/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Black Hand (1973)

1973 · 90 min · Crime · Italy

Original title: La mano nera

## Synopsis

The Black Hand (The Birth of the Mafia) (Italian: La mano nera) is a 1973 Italian crime film written and directed by Antonio Racioppi and starring Lionel Stander, Rosanna Fratello and Michele Placido.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Antonio Racioppi](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-racioppi)
- **Screenplay:** [Luigi Cozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-cozzi), [Ugo Moretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-moretti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carlo Rustichelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-rustichelli)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Infascelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-infascelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Riccardo Pallottini](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-pallottini)

## Cast

- [Philippe Leroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-leroy)
- [Franca Scagnetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-scagnetti)
- [Corrado Gaipa](https://cinepixo.com/people/corrado-gaipa)
- [Giacomo Rizzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-rizzo)
- [Luigi Antonio Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-antonio-guerra)
- [Rosita Pisano](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosita-pisano)
- [Gianni Manera](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-manera)
- [Luigi Pistilli](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-pistilli)
- [Nino Vingelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-vingelli)
- [Michele Placido](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-placido)
- [Sergio Ammirata](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-ammirata)
- [Carla Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-mancini)
- [Rosanna Fratello](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosanna-fratello)
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)
- [Salvatore Billa](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvatore-billa)

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