Strictly Sinatra (2001) on Netflix
Toni Cocozza sings Sinatra songs in Glasgow lounges, with Bill on piano, his only friend. A mob enforcer offers to help his career, and Toni keeps the arrangement from Bill and Irene.
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Plot summary
Twenty-eight-year-old Toni Cocozza performs Sinatra songs in Glasgow lounges, accompanied by Bill, an older piano player and his only friend. Toni wants a bigger audience, so he enters a local television talent show. Connolly, a local mob boss, finds Toni's act entertaining and asks him to the casino as his guest. Chisolm, Connolly's number two, gives Toni odd jobs and offers to help his career, paying for new clothes and pressing the producer of the talent show to let him compete. Toni takes an interest in Irene, a cigarette girl, and keeps his dealings with the mob hidden from her and from Bill.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Strictly Sinatra (2001)
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- Ian Bannen was due to appear in the film, but he died in an accident near Loch Ness during a break in filming, and the cast and crew issued a statement mourning the actor as a much-loved colleague.
