''Red American'' ( it, Americano rosso) is a 1991 Italian

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film. It was the directorial debut of

Alessandro D'Alatri Alessandro D'Alatri (born 24 February 1955) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and former actor. Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Vittorio De ...

, who was awarded the

David di Donatello Award The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for Best New Director for his work on the film. The film also won the

Globo d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was established in 1960 and it has as jury the Rome Foreign Press Association. The first awards ceremony took place in 1960 and was won by the film ...

, the Grolla d'oro and the

Ciak d'oro ''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'', for a film clapperboard. History and profile ''Ciak'' was established in 1 ...

for the cinematography by

Alessio Gelsini Torresi Alessio Gelsini Torresi (born 17 February 1951) is an Italian cinematographer, sometimes credited as Alessio Gelsini. Born in Rome, Gelsini made his film debut with Pier Paolo Pasolini's ''The Decameron'' in 1971. In 1991, he won the Globo d'or ...

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Burt Young Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (born April 30, 1940), known professionally as Burt Young, is an American actor, author and painter. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the ''Rocky'' film series. He was nominated for ...

as George Maniago *

Fabrizio Bentivoglio Fabrizio Bentivoglio (born 4 January 1957) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor and screenwriter. Biography Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter, he left his spor ...

as Vittorio Benvegnù *

Valeria Milillo Valeria Milillo (born 25 September 1966) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Milillo studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan, and attended stage courses in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Zurich, and Munich. ...

as Antonietta *

Massimo Ghini Massimo Ghini (born 12 October 1954) is an Italian actor. Life He has worked with Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and Gabriele Lavia, among others. He has been married to actress Nancy Brilli, and is the father ...

as Questore Santesso *

Sabrina Ferilli Sabrina Ferilli (born 28 June 1964) is an Italian theater and film actress. Listed among the best Italian actress, she has won five Nastro d'Argento (including a special award in 2016 for civil engagement for her performance in ''Me, Myself and ...

as Zaira * Tullia Alborghetti as Elvira * Beatrice Palme as Adey *

Pino Ammendola Giuseppe "Pino" Ammendola (born 2 December 1951) is an Italian actor, voice actor, film director and playwright. He has appeared in films since 1966. Selected filmography * '' Operazione San Gennaro '' (1966) * ''Caligula'' (1979) * ''Camorra ...

as cavalier Gervasutti *

Eros Pagni Eros Pagni (born 28 August 1939) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in La Spezia, at the age of 17, Pagni started attending the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and then went back to Genoa and played ro ...

as Oscar Benvegnù *

Miranda Martino Miranda Martino (born 29 October 1933) is an Italian singer and actress. Life and career Born in Moggio Udinese from Neapolitan parents, Martino started her career as singer in 1956. In 1957, she debuted at the Festival di Napoli and in 1959 ...

as Nella Dalpoz

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* 1991 films Italian comedy-drama films 1991 comedy-drama films Films directed by Alessandro D'Alatri 1991 directorial debut films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub

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