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'''''The Crazy Capo Affair''''' (originally ''L'affaire Crazy Capo'') is a 1973 French - Italian crime film directed Patrick Jamain, based on a novel by Gilbert Tanugi. The film is little known to English-speaking countries, and most information about the film is on French film websites. However, little information can be found on French sources.  
'''''The Crazy Capo Affair''''' (originally ''L'affaire Crazy Capo'') is a 1973 French-Italian crime film directed Patrick Jamain, based on a novel by Gilbert Tanugi.


Although the film's soundtrack can easily be found, the film itself is lost. Only a 2-minute extract of the film is known to surface.
==Plot==
The film revolves around three characters: Joseph Marchesi, a.k.a Crazy Capo, the oldest leader of a crime organization, Antonio Marchesi, the son of Crazy Capo, and Jean Diserens. Diserens has an ambitious plan to use European youth to transport drugs, but Crazy Capo is standing in his way. Diserens orchestrates an assassination on Crazy Capo with Marchesi as the killer and succeeds. While Diserens carries out his plan now that Crazy Capo is no longer in sight, Commissaire Martin investigates the death of Crazy Capo. Supposedly through a phone call that tells him about Crazy Capo's killer, Martin illegally arrests Diserens and tries to make him confess. Antonio breaks Diserens out of prison, and Diserens quickly realizes that he is facing an unknown threat probably planned by Crazy Capo beforehand.<ref>[http://www.unifrance.org/film/3643/l-affaire-crazy-capo Film synopsis on unifrance.org (in French)]</ref>


==Sysnopsis==
==Availability==
The film revolves around three characters: Joseph Marchesi, a.k.a Crazy Capo, the oldest leader of a crime organization; Antonio Marchesi, the son of Crazy Capo; and Jean Diserens. Diserens has an ambitious plan to use European youth to transport drug, but Crazy Capo is standing in his way. Diserens orchestrates an assassination on Crazy Capo with Marchesi as the killer and succeeds. While Diserens carries out his plan now that Crazy Capo is no longer in sight, Commissaire Martin investigates the death of Crazy Capo. Supposedly through a phone call that tells him about Crazy Capo's killer, Martin illegally arrests Diserens and tries to make him confess. Antonio breaks Diserens out of prison, and Diserens quickly realizes that he is facing an unknown threat probably planned by Crazy Capo beforehand.<ref>[http://www.unifrance.org/film/3643/l-affaire-crazy-capo Film synopsis on unifrance.org (in French)]</ref>
Little else is known about this film. Information about the film is restricted to French film websites, and even on French sources, little information about the film is available apart from the cast, producers, and sometimes synopsis. Apart from some screenshots, a [http://www.cinema-musique.org/streaming-video-cinema/streamlaffairecrazycapo.php 2-minute extract from the film], and the soundtrack, very little of the film is available.
 
==Status==
Little else is known about this film. Information about the film is restricted to French film websites, and even on French sources, little information about the film is available apart from the cast, producers, and sometimes synopsis. No known copy of the film is known to surface; only a small handful of images and a 2-minute extract from the film are available.
 
However, the film's soundtrack, composed by Vladimir Cosma, is readily available for purchase. Some tracks can also be found on Youtube.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery widths=190px heights=140px>
<gallery widths=190px heights=140px>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair Spanish poster.jpg|The Spanish poster of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Poster on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair Spanish poster.jpg|The Spanish poster of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Poster on IMDB]</ref>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair negative.jpg|A negative of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair negative.jpg|A negative of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair negative 2.jpg|Another negative of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair negative 2.jpg|Another negative of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair negative 3.jpg|Another negative of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair negative 3.jpg|Another negative of the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair still.jpg|A still from the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair still.jpg|A still from the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair still 2.jpg|Another still from the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair still 2.jpg|Another still from the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
File:The Crazy Capo Affair still 3.jpg|Another still from the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
The Crazy Capo Affair still 3.jpg|Another still from the film<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187682/?ref_=ttrel_rel_tt Image on IMDB]</ref>
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Video===
[http://www.cinema-musique.org/streaming-video-cinema/streamlaffairecrazycapo.php The 2-minute extract of the film (in French, no subtitle)]


==References==
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Revision as of 20:35, 26 February 2017

The Crazy Capo Affair poster.jpg

Film poster.

Status: Partially Found


The Crazy Capo Affair (originally L'affaire Crazy Capo) is a 1973 French-Italian crime film directed Patrick Jamain, based on a novel by Gilbert Tanugi.

Plot

The film revolves around three characters: Joseph Marchesi, a.k.a Crazy Capo, the oldest leader of a crime organization, Antonio Marchesi, the son of Crazy Capo, and Jean Diserens. Diserens has an ambitious plan to use European youth to transport drugs, but Crazy Capo is standing in his way. Diserens orchestrates an assassination on Crazy Capo with Marchesi as the killer and succeeds. While Diserens carries out his plan now that Crazy Capo is no longer in sight, Commissaire Martin investigates the death of Crazy Capo. Supposedly through a phone call that tells him about Crazy Capo's killer, Martin illegally arrests Diserens and tries to make him confess. Antonio breaks Diserens out of prison, and Diserens quickly realizes that he is facing an unknown threat probably planned by Crazy Capo beforehand.[1]

Availability

Little else is known about this film. Information about the film is restricted to French film websites, and even on French sources, little information about the film is available apart from the cast, producers, and sometimes synopsis. Apart from some screenshots, a 2-minute extract from the film, and the soundtrack, very little of the film is available.

Gallery

  • The Spanish poster of the film[2]

    The Spanish poster of the film[2]

  • A negative of the film[3]

    A negative of the film[3]

  • Another negative of the film[4]

    Another negative of the film[4]

  • Another negative of the film[5]

    Another negative of the film[5]

  • A still from the film[6]

    A still from the film[6]

  • Another still from the film[7]

    Another still from the film[7]

  • Another still from the film[8]

    Another still from the film[8]

References

  1. ↑ Film synopsis on unifrance.org (in French)
  2. ↑ Poster on IMDB
  3. ↑ Image on IMDB
  4. ↑ Image on IMDB
  5. ↑ Image on IMDB
  6. ↑ Image on IMDB
  7. ↑ Image on IMDB
  8. ↑ Image on IMDB
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