The Ruthless
The Ruthless
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2019
1h 51m
6.3(414 votes)
Crime
Drama

Overview

Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

BiBi Film
Indie Prod
Canal+
Ciné+
RAI Cinema

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

43 members
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Riccardo Scamarcio

Santo Russo

Riccardo Scamarcio
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Sara Serraiocco

Mariangela

Sara Serraiocco
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Alessio Praticò

Salvatore 'Slim' Mammone

Alessio Praticò
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Alessandro Tedeschi

Alessandro Tedeschi

Alessandro Tedeschi
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Marie-Ange Casta

Annabelle

Marie-Ange Casta
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Sara Cardinaletti

Suor Giuseppina

Sara Cardinaletti
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Angelo Libri

Pantaleone Russo

Angelo Libri
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Adele Tirante

Caterina Russo

Adele Tirante
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Michele De Virgilio

Avvocato Giovanni Bova

Michele De Virgilio
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Aram Kian

Nuri

Aram Kian
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Sebastian Gimelli Morosini

Giampi

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Pietro Pace

Spadafora

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Fabio Pellicori

Ciccio Gaetani

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Giuseppe Percoco

Paolino Gaetani

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Marco Ripoldi

Cameriere

Marco Ripoldi
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Ignazio Oliva

Michele Ventura

Ignazio Oliva
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Valentine Payen-Wicaksono

Ragazza Francese (as Valentine Payen)

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Giovanni D'Aleo

Luigi Russo

Giovanni D'Aleo
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Lorenzo Di Iulio

Santo Russo (Ragazzo)

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Thomas Semeraro

Attanasio

Thomas Semeraro
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Antonio Caracciolo

Prete

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Fulvio Milani

Alfonso Barbieri

Fulvio Milani
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Alessandro Lombardo

Magistrate

Alessandro Lombardo
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Pippo Crotti

Local owner

Pippo Crotti
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Nina De Maria

Unknown Role

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Franco Idone

Analyst

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Michele Di Siena

Real estate agent

Michele Di Siena
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Ermes Frattini

Porsche owner

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Federico Pasquali

Unknown Role

Federico Pasquali
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Marco Pilone

Unknown Role

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Damiano Lauria

Slim (Ragazzo)

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Gabriel Saltarelli

Unknown Role

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Gianmarco Basile

Unknown Role

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Samuel Falzone

Unknown Role

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Martin Francisco Montero Baez

Unknown Role

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Christian Borromeo

Unknown Role

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Faridi Farideddin

Kemal

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Gregory Balzi

Carabiniere (uncredited)

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Daniela Delle Cave

Bertha (uncredited)

Daniela Delle Cave
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Vinnie LaRocksta

Invitato Matrimonio (uncredited)

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Matteo Leoni

(uncredited)

Matteo Leoni
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Luca Nicora

Santo Russo (Ragazzo) (uncredited)

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Marco Trotta

Policeman (uncredited)

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