Is The Professor scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Professor end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Professor violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Professor easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Professor sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Professor

Name: The Professor
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1986
Duration: 171 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Laura del Sol, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato, Luciano Bartoli

The man who taught the Godfather

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Produced by Titanus, Reteitalia

1986171 min7.1 / 10

A grim portrait of power and corruption in the Italian underworld, following a prisoner's ruthless ascent to dominance from within prison walls.

Young Franco is imprisoned for murder and rises to become the feared and powerful 'Professor', taking control of Naples' underworld from behind bars.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Mob Double Crosses Revenge Gone Wrong Organized Crime Movies Crime and Corruption

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Prison Corruption Italy Naples, Italy Camorra Organized Crime

Questions people ask

Is The Professor scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does The Professor end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Professor violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Professor easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Professor sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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