The Professor

Name: The Professor
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1986-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.1

About The Professor

Young Franco is imprisoned for murder and rises to become the feared and powerful 'Professor', taking control of Naples' underworld from behind bars.

The Professor (1986) is a crime film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It runs 171 minutes and was released in September 1986.

Its themes are corruption, italy, organized crime, and camorra.

Ben Gazzara takes the lead as 'O Professore di Vesuviano, Laura del Sol as Rosaria, Leo Gullotta as Police Commissioner Iervolino, and Marzio Honorato as Salvatore Lo Russo. The screenplay is by Giuseppe Tornatore and Massimo De Rita. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Cineverse Amazon Channel.

The Equalizer 3, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Godfather make useful companions to The Professor. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 128 votes.