He's got a good future if he can live past next week.
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
CrimeDramaThrillernew york citybased on novel or bookgangstergo-go dancerrelease from prison1970spuerto ricococainenightclubcriminal pastlovelawyer
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Character
Earnest, grave, bleak and overwhelming.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
42 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.
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Cast
- Al PacinoCarlito Brigante
- Sean PennDavid Kleinfeld
- Penelope Ann MillerGail
- John LeguizamoBenny Blanco
- Ingrid RogersSteffie
- Luis GuzmánPachanga
- James RebhornNorwalk
- Joseph SiravoVincent Taglialucci
- Viggo MortensenLalin
- Richard ForonjyPete Amadesso
Crew
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- David KoeppScreenplay
- Edwin TorresNovel
- Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography
- Patrick DoyleOriginal Music Composer
- Kristina BodenEditor
- Bill PankowEditor
- Martin BregmanProducer
- Judith StevensProducer
- Michael BregmanProducer
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