Joe Spinell

Joe Spinell

​Joe Spinell was born Joseph J. Spagnuolo in Manhattan, New York of Italian immigrant parents, and the last of six children. His father, Pelegrino Spagnuolo (b. 1892, d. 1950), died from liver and kidney disease. His mother Filomena Spagnuolo (b. 1903, d. 1987) was a bit-part actress who acted in a few movies, some of them alongside her son. Spinell stood 5 foot and 11 inches. He was born at his family's apartment in Manhattan's Little Italy on 2nd Avenue in Manhattan. A few years after the death of his father, he moved with his mother and older siblings to Woodside, Queens, New York where he lived off-and-on for the remainder of his life. Spinell suffered most of his life from hemophilia as well as chronic asthma. Because of his large, heavyset frame and imposing looks, Spinell was often cast as criminals, thugs, or corrupt police officers. His most notable roles were as mafioso Willi Cicci in The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, and as loan shark Tony Gazzo in Rocky and Rocky II. Although primarily known as a character actor, Spinell co-wrote and starred as a serial killer in the 1980 film, Maniac. Joe Spinell died in his apartment on January 13, 1989 at the age of 52. The cause of his untimely death is arguable to this day. Some say that his death was caused by sudden heart attack due to heavy drug use, drinking and emotional distress in light of his mother passing away two years earlier. It is also speculated that he may have died from asthma complications, or bled to death from hemophilia related causes. He was planning a sequel to Maniac before his death. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens near his home. He is the distant cousin of the American football team St. Louis Ram's Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo. Spinell was married to adult film star Jean Jennings from February 1977 to July 1979. Together they had one daughter, but they eventually divorced.

  • Popularitet : 10.419
  • Känd för : Acting
  • Födelsedag : 1936-10-28
  • Födelseort : Manhattan, New York
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Joe Spinell Filmer

  • 1976
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    Rocky

    Rocky

    7.789 1976 HD

    Underhållande drama om en fattig och lite bortkommen boxares problem och slutliga succé i en avslutande stormatch. Publiksuccé...

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  • 1979
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    Rocky II

    Rocky II

    7.275 1979 HD

    Nu har Rocky gift sig, men hans fru vill inte att han ska boxas eftersom formen inte är den bästa och fightandet håller på att...

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  • 1975
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    Kör hårt, Marlowe!

    Kör hårt, Marlowe!

    6.6 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Stay Hungry

    Stay Hungry

    5.7 1976 HD

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  • 1978
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    Starcrash

    Starcrash

    4.2 1978 HD

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  • 1981
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    Nighthawks

    Nighthawks

    6.383 1981 HD

    Två patrullerande New York-poliser förflyttas till en specialenhet som försöker få fast en hänsynslös...

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  • 2007
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    Exorcising 'Cruising'

    Exorcising 'Cruising'

    6.5 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    The History of 'Cruising'

    The History of 'Cruising'

    6.5 2007 HD

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  • 1982
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    Vigilante

    Vigilante

    6.261 1982 HD

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  • 1976
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    Next Stop, Greenwich Village

    Next Stop, Greenwich Village

    6.4 1976 HD

    En Brooklynkille flyttar 1953 till bohemernas stadsdel Greenwich Village för att komma ifrån sin dominanta mor. Hans dröm är att...

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  • 1973
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    The Seven-Ups - undre världens skräck

    The Seven-Ups - undre världens skräck

    6.3 1973 HD

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  • 1980
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    Melvin och Howard

    Melvin och Howard

    6.383 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Forbidden Zone

    Forbidden Zone

    6.3 1980 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

    The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

    9.3 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    Maniac

    Maniac

    6.45 1980 HD

    Trots att hans mor behandlade honom illa och nu är död, saknar fotografen Frank henne. Svårt störd och som ett sätt att...

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  • 1980
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    Lockbetet

    Lockbetet

    6.6 1980 HD

    En seriemördare härjar bland New Yorks homosexuella. En ung polis får i uppdrag att utge sig för att vara homosexuell för...

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  • 1982
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    Årets man

    Årets man

    6 1982 HD

    Chuck och Bill tycker synd om några prostituerade som saknar hallick. Dom startar själva en bokningscentral för tjejerna. På...

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  • 1977
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    Fruktans lön

    Fruktans lön

    7.434 1977 HD

    I en gudsförgäten sydamerikansk håla åtar sig fyra desperata män rena självmordsuppdraget när de går med...

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  • 1980
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    The Ninth Configuration

    The Ninth Configuration

    6.5 1980 HD

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  • 2000
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    The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

    6.9 2000 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Last Horror Film

    The Last Horror Film

    5.2 1982 HD

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  • 1972
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    Gudfadern

    Gudfadern

    8.69 1972 HD

    Don Vito Corleone är överhuvud (gudfader) för en New York baserad maffia familj. Problem uppstår när en gangster stöd...

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  • 1988
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    Operation Warzone

    Operation Warzone

    2 1988 HD

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  • 1978
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    Nunzio

    Nunzio

    4.8 1978 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Big Score

    The Big Score

    5 1983 HD

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  • 1985
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    Walking the Edge

    Walking the Edge

    5.6 1985 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Messenger

    The Messenger

    5.2 1986 HD

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  • 1989
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    Rapid Fire

    Rapid Fire

    3.8 1989 HD

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  • 1995
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    Thriller Zone

    Thriller Zone

    5.5 1995 HD

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  • 1978
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    The One Man Jury

    The One Man Jury

    5.4 1978 HD

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  • 2020
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    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

    7.652 2020 HD

    För över 40 år sedan var Sylvester Stallone en okänd man med en dröm. Den här otroliga dokumentären visar...

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  • 1980
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    The Little Dragons

    The Little Dragons

    4.7 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Eureka

    Eureka

    5.236 1983 HD

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  • 1988
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    Gift med maffian

    Gift med maffian

    5.931 1988 HD

    En undercover-FBI-agent förälskar sig i den nyblivna maffiaänkan Angela de Marco, som försöker börja ett nytt sitt liv...

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  • 1975
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    Strike Force

    Strike Force

    6.5 1975 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Undertaker

    The Undertaker

    5.595 1988 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Last Fight

    The Last Fight

    4.4 1983 HD

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  • 1982
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    One Down, Two to Go

    One Down, Two to Go

    4.5 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    5.9 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Whoopee Boys

    The Whoopee Boys

    4.8 1986 HD

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  • 1976
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    Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

    8.14 1976 HD

    Vietnamveteranen Travis Bickle är taxichaufför i New York. Han kan inte sova. I sin paranoia kör han runt och runt i staden och...

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  • 1978
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    Den stora dagen

    Den stora dagen

    6.9 1978 HD

    Tre surfare lovar varandra att tillsammans åka på den stora vågen när den väl kommit. Det är i princip vad hela...

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  • 1975
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    Rancho Deluxe

    Rancho Deluxe

    5.4 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Winter Kills

    Winter Kills

    5.8 1979 HD

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  • 1978
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    Paradise Alley

    Paradise Alley

    5.771 1978 HD

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  • 1981
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    Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter

    Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter

    1 1981 HD

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  • 1980
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    Nightside

    Nightside

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1974
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    Gudfadern del II

    Gudfadern del II

    8.571 1974 HD

    Den andra delen i det episka kriminaldramat om maffiafamiljen Corleone skildrar den unge Vitos väg från Sicilien till New York, där...

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  • 1979
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    Vampire

    Vampire

    5.7 1979 HD

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  • 1986
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    Hollywood Harry

    Hollywood Harry

    2.3 1986 HD

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  • 1988
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    K.O. Kippers

    K.O. Kippers

    8 1988 HD

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  • 1983
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    Losin' It

    Losin' It

    5 1983 HD

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  • 1980
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    Brubaker

    Brubaker

    7.1 1980 HD

    Ett verklighetsbaserat fängelsedrama om den nytillträdde fängelsedirektören Henry Brubaker som kommer till fängelset...

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  • 1987
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    The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1982
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    Monsignor

    Monsignor

    4.4 1982 HD

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  • 2016
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    FantastiCozzi

    FantastiCozzi

    6 2016 HD

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  • 1975
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    92 in the Shade

    92 in the Shade

    5.4 1975 HD

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  • 1979
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    Last Embrace

    Last Embrace

    5.455 1979 HD

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  • 1973
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    Cops and Robbers

    Cops and Robbers

    6.2 1973 HD

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  • 1980
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    Mannen med ishackan

    Mannen med ishackan

    5.8 1980 HD

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  • 1983
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    Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

    Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Children of Times Square

    The Children of Times Square

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Ransom of Red Chief

    The Ransom of Red Chief

    1 1975 HD

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  • 2001
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    The Joe Spinell Story

    The Joe Spinell Story

    5.7 2001 HD

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  • 1986
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    Il cugino americano

    Il cugino americano

    5.8 1986 HD

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  • 1985
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    Out of the Darkness

    Out of the Darkness

    7.1 1985 HD

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  • 1987
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    Deadly Illusion

    Deadly Illusion

    5.6 1987 HD

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  • 1982
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    A Question of Honor

    A Question of Honor

    7 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    3.226 1982 HD

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  • 1980
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    Maniac

    Maniac

    6.45 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Maniac

    Maniac

    6.45 1980 HD

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  • 2012
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    Maniac

    Maniac

    6.049 2012 HD

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  • 1986
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    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    5.9 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    Maniac II: Mr. Robbie

    5.9 1986 HD

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  • 1980
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    Maniac

    Maniac

    6.45 1980 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

    7.1 1985 HD

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  • 1977
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    Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

    Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

    8.5 1977 HD

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