Introduction

Anthony LaPaglia explores an Australian Italian community’s struggle against hard times, extreme politics, looming war and the mafia in their midst.

Outline

When actor Anthony LaPaglia was approached to be the face of upcoming ABC documentary series The Black Hand – investigating the little-known reach of Italian mafia into Far North Queensland cane fields in the 1920s and ’30s – he had more than just a professional interest. It also resonated on a personal level.

The three-part series explores the struggle of early Italian migrants and the question of what migrants bring from the ‘old country’, and what they leave behind. The programme documents the Black Hand’s decade of extortion, arson, kidnapping and murder and links to the underworld in Calabria in southern Italy.

The Black Hand Series

• Episode 01.
• Episode 02.
• Episode 03.

Production & Filming Details

• Presenter(s):
  • Anthony LaPaglia
• Director(s):
  • Kriv Stenders
• Producer(s):
  • Kate Pappas … executive producer
  • Adam Grossetti … producer
  • Michael Tear … executive producer
  • Anthony LaPaglia … executive producer
  • Alan Erson … executive producer
  • Therese Duranti … lin producer
• Writer(s):
  • Adam Grossetti
  • Anya Beyersdorf
• Music:
  • Jason Fernandez … composer
• Cinematography:
• Editor(s):
  • Matthew Walker
• Production:
  • Wildbear Entertainment Pty Ltd
• Distributor(s):
• Release Date: June 2023.
• Running time: 57 minutes.
• Rating: MA.
• Country: Australia.
• Language: English.

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