Napoli: City of the Damned (2009)

Napoli: City of the Damned

2009

1h 10m

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Overview

When thinking of devastated cities in the Second World War, Naples is often forgotten, but when it was liberated by the Allies it was on its last legs, with 200,000 homeless and no power, transport, food or running water. The Allies quickly brought food to the starving population and medicine to the sick, but the introduction of many troops and lots of supplies led to the creation of a huge black market involving almost the entire population. One third of women became prostitutes as Naples became a kind of Sodom and Gomorrah, a city of vice, crime and chaos where everything that could be sold and stolen was sold and stolen. Perplexingly, the Americans decided to introduce Italo-American criminals into positions of power in southern Italy, such as Vito Genovese, a gangster escaping a murder rap in New York. Genovese began setting up a crime empire in Naples - after Mussolini had effectively suppressed organised crime in Italy, the Allies brought it back. (Storyville)

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Tigerlily Films

Production Countries

France United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English Italian

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 2009
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt5753258

Cast

Key Crew

Ben Hopkins

Director

Nikki Parrott

Producer

Ben Hopkins

Writer

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