What director who holds both American and Italian citizenship, appeared opposite in the comedy thriller "Midnight Run" of the actor who played FBI agent Alonzo Mosely?
Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born November 15, 1939) is an American actor, known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series "" (1993–99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction/horror film "Alien" (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction/action film "The Running Man" (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie "Live and Let Die" (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller "Midnight Run" (1988) as FBI agent Alonzo Mosely.
On the Run (1999 film) On the Run is Bruno de Almeida's 1998 feature film debut. It stars Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia (both of The Sopranos) and is written by Joe Minion (After Hours) based on a story by Bruno de Almeida and Jonathan Berman. It won the award for best film at the 1999 Ourense Film Festival in Spain. On the Run was nominated for a Critic's award at the Paris Film Festival and for an Open Palm at the Gotham Awards in New York in 2000. It was released theatrically and broadcast in Europe and in the US. It had its cable debut on The Independent Film Channel in 2001, and was released on DVD in 2002, becoming a cult classic.