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Joseph Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as "Crazy Joe", was an Italian-American mobster and Caporegime of the Colombo crime family of New York City, New York. In his youth, Gallo was diagnosed with schizophrenia after an arrest.
Crazy Joe is a 1974 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The Italian-American co-production is a fictionalized account of the murder of Joseph "Crazy Joe" Gallo, a mobster who was gunned down on April 7, 1972, at a restaurant in Little Italy.
Feb 8, 1974 · Crazy Joe: Directed by Carlo Lizzani. With Peter Boyle, Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson, Rip Torn. The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
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Feb 5, 2024 · A caporegime in New York's Colombo crime family, mobster "Crazy Joe" Gallo sparked two gang wars before he was killed in Little Italy on April 6, 1972.
Dec 1, 2019 · The Irishman's Joe Gallo Was One of New York's Most Famous Reputed Mobsters 'Crazy Joe' inspired a Bob Dylan song and was rumored to have kept a pet lion. By Gabrielle Bruney Published: Dec 1,...
Joseph Gallo, better known as “Crazy Joe,” lived a life that was as colorful and erratic as the fireworks on his birthday, the very day his life met a violent end.
Directed by: Carlo Lizzani. One of Brooklyn's toughest hoodlums, Joey Gallo, bucks the Manhattan Mafia and attempts to take over organized crime in this gritty crime drama.
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
Crazy Joe is a 1974 American crime drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Peter Boyle in the title role of Joe Gallo, a notorious gangster in New York City during the 1960s and 70s. The film is based on the real-life exploits of Gallo, who led one of the city's most violent and feared crime families.
