Blood Ties (1986 film)

Blood Ties, also known as Il cugino americano, which translates from the Italian as The American Cousin, is a 1986 Italian-American television film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It was shown at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded as best television production.^[1]

Blood Ties
Written by	Corrado Augias Giacomo Battiato
Directed by	Giacomo Battiato
Starring	Brad Davis Tony Lo Bianco Vincent Spano Barbara De Rossi
Music by	Celso Valli
Country of origin	United States
Original language	Italian
Production
Cinematography	Romano Albani
Editor	Mario Morra
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	December 14, 1986 (1986-12-14)

The film is produced by RAI, Showtime and Viacom International.^[2] It was shot in Palermo and New York City with a budget of about US$5 million.^[3]

The film was broadcast by Showtime on December 14, 1986.^[4]

Cast

• Brad Davis as Julian Salina
• Tony Lo Bianco as Judge Guiliano Salina
• Vincent Spano as Mark Ciuni
• Barbara De Rossi as Louisa Masseria
• Arnoldo Foà as Vincenzo Ammirati
• Angelo Infanti as Romano
• Delia Boccardo as Sara Salina
• Ricky Tognazzi as Riccardo
• Michael V. Gazzo as Joseph Salina
• María Conchita Alonso as Caterina Ammirati
• Joe Spinell as Joey, New York Goon
• Elio Zamuto