Directed by:
Damiano DamianiCinematography:
Ennio GuarnieriComposer:
Franco ManninoCast:
Giuliano Gemma, Eleonora Giorgi, Michele Placido, Ettore Manni, Nello Pazzafini, Tano Cimarosa, Luciano Catenacci, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Lina Franchi (more)Plots(1)
Mistaken as a witness to a crime, Nino (Giuliano Gemma), learns from a friend he has been put on a Mafia hit list and is being stalked by an assassin (Michele Placido). A man with a troubled past, Nino knows only too well what he faces and uses all his strength and cunning to keep himself and his family alive. Featuring stunning performances from both leads, Damiano Damiani applies his trademark realism and socio-political commentary to A Man on His Knees, charting Nino’s desperation as he refuses to kneel before the power of organised crime. (Radiance Films)
(more)Cast
![Giuliano Gemma](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274301_c649e1.jpg)
Giuliano Gemma
Italy
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Leopard (1963)
The Price of Honor (1969)
![Eleonora Giorgi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/085/162085426_f824af.jpg)
Eleonora Giorgi
Italy
Best movies:
Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976)
A Man on His Knees (1979)
Inferno (1980)
![Michele Placido](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/847/161847658_22fb34.jpg)
Michele Placido
Italy
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Giovanni Falcone (1993)
The Unknown Woman (2006)
![Ettore Manni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/356/160356669_6781f9.jpg)
Ettore Manni
Italy
Best movies:
Il malato immaginario (1979)
In the Name of the Pope King (1977)
Big Guns (1973)
![Nello Pazzafini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274827_30e1da.jpg)
Nello Pazzafini
Italy
Best movies:
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Convoy Buddies (1975)
![Tano Cimarosa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011927_a1dbf6.jpg)
Tano Cimarosa
Italy
Best movies:
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A Pure Formality (1994)
The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
![Luciano Catenacci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/360/163360520_1b557b.jpg)
Luciano Catenacci
Italy
Best movies:
Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes (1978)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Crime Busters (1977)
![Ottaviano Dell'Acqua](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/935/165935243_9389e0.jpg)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Italy
Best movies:
The Big Racket (1976)
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
Crime Busters (1977)
![Lina Franchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354659_431991.jpg)
Lina Franchi
Best movies:
An Average Little Man (1977)
The Big Racket (1976)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
![Andrea Aureli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/633/158633698_192d09.jpg)
Andrea Aureli
Italy
Best movies:
The Moro Affair (1986)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Young Toscanini (1988)
![Nazzareno Zamperla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011978_4ae7e8.jpg)
Nazzareno Zamperla
Italy
Eolo Capritti
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Ginger and Fred (1986)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Gianpaolo Saccarola
Italy
Best movies:
The Octopus (1984) (series)
The Warning (1980)
Le comiche (1990)
Rodolfo Bigotti
Best movies:
State buoni... se potete (1983)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
Stay as You Are (1978)
Norbert Losch
German Empire
Best movies: