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the Police now?

I'm not so sure.

In the current climate...

...a crime of passion has a

certain refreshing charm.

You like?

It's perfect.

It's so exciting, Orson.

Is there a problem?

Sometimes you get the feeling that you've

got a handle on things, and then suddenly it.

...all becomes confusing.

Do you ever get that?

Most of the time.

Look older...

...fatter...

...fear growing

behind the eyes.

Of what you are afraid?

Afraid of

being found out.

Discovering I'm

a nothing.

An empty box

of tricks.

And a coward.

My poor, sad Orson.

We are all ugly

sticks of sh*t.

But at least we

have our dreams.

It's a blessing.

Yes. I'm a film maker

for Christ's sake.

What do they

expect of me?

What? What is it?

Yes?

Joe Black's dead.

What?

Military raid.

This time

they found him.

This time they

knew where to look.

Sh*t!

Bullet in the head.

Tell me something.

Do you know how to use

one of these things?

Let's make a picture.

That signal will be sent

when you vote tomorrow.

Vote Christian Democrat.

...and the Friendship

Program will proceed.

Vote Christian Democrat.

...and see your country

rise to prosperity!

You hear them? I think

they're ready for you.

What? You nervous?

I'm fine.

Get out there.

Knock 'em dead.

I'll give it a try.

Thank you. Thank you.

Samboco sisters.

Say, Pete.

Yeah?

Any news on Joe Black?

Fifth Army guy, sure. He'll be on his

way back home by now, safe and sound.

Thanks.

That's what I

wanted to hear.

It's nothing.

And now, ladies

and gentlemen...

I give you Orson Welles,

The Great Orsini...

who has graced our

shores to heal the heart.

...that has been broken by the

incomparable Rita Hayworth.

My beautiful

assistant Stella!

The Great Orsini, huh?

Now, if you could

cook those things...

...put them on a table with a fine

bottle of wine, I'd be impressed.

Signor Cava,

please, come up.

Oh, no. He's gonna drag some poor

innocent Italian into the act.

Or maybe not

so innocent.

Who knows?

Easy, fella.

You're showing

your roots.

Fascist.

You see, it's all about

diversion and subterfuge.

They get you

looking one way.

while they pull off some

devilish deception somewhere else.

A last cigarette.

Why not?

T ake the Yankee cigarette,

take the Yankee candy.

For what the Yanks will take from

you ain't quite so doodle dandy.

Democracy and Friendship.

Or is it smoke

and mirrors?

For I could tell you

tales of villainy so dire...

...of lies and murder done

beneath the banner of freedom.

And one such shocking

tale indeed I'll tell.

...of an evil pact

committed to destruction.

And of a warehouse crammed

with guns and ammunition.

T onight, beneath the stars...

...beneath the stars

and stripes.

And it begins.

...in T ombolo.

So, where are

these guns?

Not one of your better

tricks, Mr. Hayworth.

Damn!

We should go.

Need a ride back

to town, Mr. Welles?

I have a car.

Oh, but I insist.

Mr. Welles, please.

Where are you

taking him?

I'll be fine.

You lied to me,

every step of the way.

I was trying to take

care of you, Orson.

Like you took

care of Joe, huh?

What, you'd rather we hand this place over

to Stalin on a f***ing plate, is that it?

Forgive me, I didn't

know it was ours to hand.

Pete, you're backing the guys we

were at war with three years ago.

Not ideal, but

it's all there is.

You need to see

the big picture.

This is not about Italy.

This thing is worldwide.

...and it's a major

threat to freedom...

...a major threat

to democracy.

No one wants the

Communists in power.

Except maybe the people. Don't

you think they should decide?

No.

No. No!

You want I

should waste him?

How you'll explain that? I'm an

American citizen, for Christ's sake.

Pull over.

No!

No!

You call

yourself American?

Listen, he's just another name

on that list. I say we waste them.

Let the Reds

take the rap.

You got something to say about

that, Mr. Welles? Something smart?

Christ, Pete,

stop him!

You gotta stop him.

I don't have to stop anything.

You heard what he said.

You're just a

name on a list.

How can we

possibly shoot you.

when you played such a

sterling part for Uncle Sam?

You know that list?

When we first planted it and you made

such a big splash with it in the press...

well, it was more

than I could've hoped.

You know the best part?

Originally, you weren't even

on the list. You know why?

You're not that important.

You were kind

of an afterthought.

You're not worth

the bullet, Mr. Welles.

Don't judge me.

The war never stopped,

it just went underground.

And we simply

have to win.

Now it's all about sacrifices and

whether you're tough enough to make them.

Maybe you made

too many, Pete.

I remember when you had

a soul, not just a job.

You're entitled

to your opinion.

It's a free country.

F*** you, Orson.

F*** you, Pete.

Is he bad?

I mean,

how is he?

Great Orsini.

How are you feeling?

Only pain.

I'm sorry.

You should be.

F***ing Americans.

Crazy Italians.

I came to say goodbye.

Going home?

Wherever that is.

I'm-I'm sorry.

Oh, no, Tomasso.

I'm-I'm...

I'm sorry...

I cannot drive you

to the airport.

Next time.

Next time.

Quite a fellow.

Not too bad yourself.

Italy needs more

men like him.

Orson, I...

And so do you.

Very gallant, Orson.

You think you know

what's good for me?

You son of a b*tch,

you know nothing about me.

You spoke to my mother?

Yes.

And you believed her?

She admitted it.

She confessed.

She always was

a great actress.

What?

What do you mean?

I saw the rushes.

I can understand

your mistake.

I mean, you say yourself

how much alike we are.

And anyone

can wear a mask.

It was Alessandro turned

my father over as a Jew.

It was Alessandro

had him killed.

My mother and me, you

see, we both have a motive.

What a good

daughter you are.

Yes. Maybe.

One who avenged

her father's death.

Who knows?

Do you want me to

tell you the truth?

Is that what you want?

No.

Don't spoil it.

And what in the

end did I do?

I made a crummy picture,

and not a lot of difference.

It's not as if things would've been

any better had the Communists got in.

Same sh*t, as my pal

would say, different flies.

Still, one hell

of a trip.

So that just

about wraps it up.

And when people ask me

if all this was true...

well, like I say...

...if you're looking for facts,

pick up the history book.

Just be sure

to check who wrote it.

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