| Gang War in Naples | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Pasquale Squitieri |
| Screenplay by | Pasquale Squitieri [1] |
| Story by | Pasquale Squitieri [1] |
| Produced by | Sergio Bonotti [1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giulio Albonico [1] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso [1] |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica [1] |
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| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release dates |
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Running time | 113 minutes [1] |
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| Box office | ₤1,345 billion |
Gang War in Naples ( Italian: Camorra) is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. [2] [1]
Cast
- Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo
- Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece
- Jean Seberg: Luisa
- Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato"
- Ugo D'Alessio: Pietro Russo, padre di Tonino
- Lilla Brignone: madre di Tonino
- Germana Carnacina: Anna
- Charles Vanel: Don Domenico De Ritis
- Enzo Turco: Don Silverio
- Salvatore Puntillo: il commissario Capezzuto
- Renato Chiantoni: Agostino
- Paul Muller: l'onorevole
Production
Gang War in Naples was director Pasquale Squitieri's fourth film after directing three spaghetti Westerns. [1] Fabio Testi was cast in the film as Tonino Russo after Squitieri saw him in Le Tueur with Jean Gabin. [1] Squitieri went to Paris to meet him despite his producers wanting to cast Massimo Ranieri and Martin Balsam for the roles. [1] Squitieri explained that he "didn't have anything against those actors, but I needed someone who would scare the audience when he came on the screen, and Fabio Testi, with his imposing physique, was just perfect." [1] Squitieri also cast Raymond Pellegrin, noting that Pellegrin "was my idol, he starred in a movie I adore, André Cayatte's Are We All Murderers?." [3] Squiteri also declared casting Jean Seberg was easy as she was Testi's girlfriend at the time. [3]
The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Naples. [1]
Release
Gang War in Naples was distributed theatrically in Italy by Titanus on 24 August 1972. [1] The film grossed a total of 1,345,608,000 Italian lire domestically. [1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described the box office success of the film in Italy was to the Camorra what The Godfather was to film on the Sicilian mafia". [1]
It was distributed in France on 30 August 1972 with a 100-minute running time as Les tueurs a gages. [1]
References
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
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- 1972 films
- Films about the Camorra
- Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri
- Films scored by Manuel De Sica
- 1972 crime drama films
- Italian crime drama films
- French crime drama films
- Films set in Naples
- Films shot in Naples
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s French films
- 1970s Italian film stubs
- 1970s crime drama film stubs
| Gang War in Naples | |
|---|---|
|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Pasquale Squitieri |
| Screenplay by | Pasquale Squitieri [1] |
| Story by | Pasquale Squitieri [1] |
| Produced by | Sergio Bonotti [1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giulio Albonico [1] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso [1] |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica [1] |
Production companies |
|
| Distributed by | Titanus |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 113 minutes [1] |
| Countries |
|
| Box office | ₤1,345 billion |
Gang War in Naples ( Italian: Camorra) is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. [2] [1]
Cast
- Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo
- Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece
- Jean Seberg: Luisa
- Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato"
- Ugo D'Alessio: Pietro Russo, padre di Tonino
- Lilla Brignone: madre di Tonino
- Germana Carnacina: Anna
- Charles Vanel: Don Domenico De Ritis
- Enzo Turco: Don Silverio
- Salvatore Puntillo: il commissario Capezzuto
- Renato Chiantoni: Agostino
- Paul Muller: l'onorevole
Production
Gang War in Naples was director Pasquale Squitieri's fourth film after directing three spaghetti Westerns. [1] Fabio Testi was cast in the film as Tonino Russo after Squitieri saw him in Le Tueur with Jean Gabin. [1] Squitieri went to Paris to meet him despite his producers wanting to cast Massimo Ranieri and Martin Balsam for the roles. [1] Squitieri explained that he "didn't have anything against those actors, but I needed someone who would scare the audience when he came on the screen, and Fabio Testi, with his imposing physique, was just perfect." [1] Squitieri also cast Raymond Pellegrin, noting that Pellegrin "was my idol, he starred in a movie I adore, André Cayatte's Are We All Murderers?." [3] Squiteri also declared casting Jean Seberg was easy as she was Testi's girlfriend at the time. [3]
The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Naples. [1]
Release
Gang War in Naples was distributed theatrically in Italy by Titanus on 24 August 1972. [1] The film grossed a total of 1,345,608,000 Italian lire domestically. [1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described the box office success of the film in Italy was to the Camorra what The Godfather was to film on the Sicilian mafia". [1]
It was distributed in France on 30 August 1972 with a 100-minute running time as Les tueurs a gages. [1]
References
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
|
| This article related to an Italian film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a 1970s crime drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1972 films
- Films about the Camorra
- Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri
- Films scored by Manuel De Sica
- 1972 crime drama films
- Italian crime drama films
- French crime drama films
- Films set in Naples
- Films shot in Naples
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s French films
- 1970s Italian film stubs
- 1970s crime drama film stubs