10.0
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“The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys.”
Paradise Alley (1978)
September 22, 19781h 47mEN
5.8
148 votes
Overview
Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.
Director
Sylvester StalloneWriter
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Rent
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$7.2M
Production Companies
Universal PicturesForce Ten Productions
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User Reviews
The Parsi Prince
9.0* **Paradise Alley** marks the Directorial Debut of **Sylvester Stallone**. It is a highly under-rated period piece, set in 1940's Hell's Kitchen, (where Stallone was born in New York), about the three Carboni brothers and the sibling rivalry they endure against the backdrop of professional wrestling. * Featuring a breath-taking opening sequence involving rooftops with parkour-like free running and Cinematography by renowned DP László Kovács (F.I.S.T.) It also has an amazing soundtrack by Bill Conti of _Rocky_ fame with the title track, "Too Close to Paradise" sung by Sylvester Stallone.…
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