A documentary concerning the violent Italian poliziotteschi cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER, but which really address Italian issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism. Perhaps even more interesting than the films themselves were the rushed methods of production (stars performing their own stunts, stealing shots, no live sound) and the bleed-over between real-life crime and movie crime.
2012
HD
127min
France
English
Mike Malloy
Enzo G. Castellari
Leonard Mann
Joe Dallesandro
Christopher Mitchum
John Saxon
Fred Williamson
Franco Nero
John Steiner
Henry Silva
film history
poliziottesco
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