---
title: 'The Palermo Connection (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francesco Rosi'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-palermo-connection-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099430/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Palermo Connection (1990)

1990 · 100 min · Thriller · France, Italy

Original title: Dimenticare Palermo

## Synopsis

Dimenticare Palermo is a 1990 Italian political thriller film starring Jim Belushi, directed by Francesco Rosi and co-written by Gore Vidal. The film was released under the title The Palermo Connection in North America. The script is based on the Prix Goncourt winning novel Oublier Palerme (1966) by French author Edmonde Charles-Roux.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi)
- **Screenplay:** [Francesco Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-rosi), [Gore Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gore-vidal), [Tonino Guerra](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-guerra)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Mario Cecchi Gori](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-cecchi-gori), [Vittorio Cecchi Gori](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-cecchi-gori)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pasqualino De Santis](https://cinepixo.com/people/pasqualino-de-santis)
- **Editor:** [Ruggero Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruggero-mastroianni)

## Cast

- [Sal Borgese](https://cinepixo.com/people/sal-borgese)
- [Vyto Ruginis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vyto-ruginis)
- [Mimi Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimi-rogers)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Marco Leonardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-leonardi)
- [Joss Ackland](https://cinepixo.com/people/joss-ackland)
- [Vittorio Gassman](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-gassman)
- [Harry Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-davis)
- [Jim Belushi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-belushi)
- [Carolina Rosi](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolina-rosi)
- [Beatrice Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/beatrice-ring)
- [Michel Gill](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-gill)
- [Marino Masè](https://cinepixo.com/people/marino-mase)
- [Stefano Madia](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-madia)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-palermo-connection-1990
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