| Bandits in Milan | |
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 Film poster under alternative English title | |
| Banditi a Milano | |
| Directed by | Carlo Lizzani |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Carlo Lizzani [1] |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis [1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini [1] |
| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli [1] |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani [1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures [1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Box office | ₤1.768 billion |
Bandits in Milan ( Italian: Banditi a Milano; also known as The Violent Four) is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, [2] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. [3] It is the debut film of Agostina Belli. [4][ page needed] In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." [5]
Production
Like director Carlo Lizzani's previous film Wake Up and Die is based on a real life event, specifically a bank robbery that went wrong in Milan on 25 September 1967. [1]
Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté as Piero Cavallero
- Tomas Milian as Commissario Basevi
- Don Backy as Sante Notarnicola
- Ray Lovelock as Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez
- Ezio Sancrotti as Adriano Rovoletto 'Bartolini'
- Piero Mazzarella as Piva
- Laura Solari as Tuccio's Mother
- Peter Martell as The Protector
- Margaret Lee as Prostitute
- Carla Gravina as Anna
- Luigi Rossetti as Robber
- María Rosa Sclauzero as Piero's Secretary
- Ida Meda as Moglie di Piero
- Tota Ruta as Club Hitman
- Evi Rossi Scotti
- Gianni Bortolotti
- Agostina Belli as Ragazza in ostaggio
- Pupo De Luca as Uomo della 1100
Release
Bandits in Milan was released on 30 March 1968. [1] It grossed just over ₤1.768 million in Italy. [1] As of 2013, the film has never been released on home video. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti, 2013. p. 11
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Bandits in Milan". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "1968 - On the beach, pavers". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
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- Films directed by Carlo Lizzani
- Films set in Milan
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- Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
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| Bandits in Milan | |
|---|---|
|
Film poster under alternative English title | |
| Banditi a Milano | |
| Directed by | Carlo Lizzani |
| Screenplay by |
|
| Story by | Carlo Lizzani [1] |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis [1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giuseppe Ruzzolini [1] |
| Edited by | Franco Fraticelli [1] |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani [1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures [1] |
Release date |
|
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Box office | ₤1.768 billion |
Bandits in Milan ( Italian: Banditi a Milano; also known as The Violent Four) is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, [2] but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. [3] It is the debut film of Agostina Belli. [4][ page needed] In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." [5]
Production
Like director Carlo Lizzani's previous film Wake Up and Die is based on a real life event, specifically a bank robbery that went wrong in Milan on 25 September 1967. [1]
Cast
- Gian Maria Volonté as Piero Cavallero
- Tomas Milian as Commissario Basevi
- Don Backy as Sante Notarnicola
- Ray Lovelock as Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez
- Ezio Sancrotti as Adriano Rovoletto 'Bartolini'
- Piero Mazzarella as Piva
- Laura Solari as Tuccio's Mother
- Peter Martell as The Protector
- Margaret Lee as Prostitute
- Carla Gravina as Anna
- Luigi Rossetti as Robber
- María Rosa Sclauzero as Piero's Secretary
- Ida Meda as Moglie di Piero
- Tota Ruta as Club Hitman
- Evi Rossi Scotti
- Gianni Bortolotti
- Agostina Belli as Ragazza in ostaggio
- Pupo De Luca as Uomo della 1100
Release
Bandits in Milan was released on 30 March 1968. [1] It grossed just over ₤1.768 million in Italy. [1] As of 2013, the film has never been released on home video. [1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti, 2013. p. 11
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Bandits in Milan". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ "1968 - On the beach, pavers". Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano, Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
|
| This article related to an Italian film of the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This 1960s crime film-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1968 films
- 1968 crime films
- 1960s Italian-language films
- Films set in 1967
- Films directed by Carlo Lizzani
- Films set in Milan
- Police detective films
- Poliziotteschi films
- Films scored by Riz Ortolani
- Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
- 1960s Italian films
- 1960s Italian film stubs
- 1960s crime film stubs