| Deadly Chase | |
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| Directed by | Franco Prosperi |
| Screenplay by | Franco Cifferi [2] |
| Story by | Franco Bottari [2] |
| Produced by | Pino Burricchi [1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cristiano Pogany [2] |
| Edited by | Alberto Gallitti [2] |
| Music by | Lino Corsetti [2] |
Production company | Holiday Cinematografica
[1] |
| Distributed by | Nucleo Star |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes [1] |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Box office | ₤443.627 million |
Deadly Chase ( Italian: Il commissario Verrazzano) is a 1978 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi. [3] [4]
Plot
Inspector Verrazzano is joined by the owner of an art gallery, Giulia Medici, who must investigate the death of her brother, whose case was filed a few months earlier as a suicide.
Cast
- Luc Merenda: Inspector Verrazzano
- Janet Agren: Giulia Medici
- Luciana Paluzzi: Rosy
- María Baxa: Kora Verelli
- Patrizia Gori: Giorgia
- Daniele Dublino: Inspector Biagi
- Giacomo Rizzo: Brigadeer Baldelli
- Gloria Piedimonte: Giorgia
- Isarco Ravaioli: Alberto Volci aka The Baron
- Chris Avram: Marco Verelli
- Attilio Dottesio: Notary Bruni
Style
Despite the films aggressive title, Deadly Chase was described by Italian film historian Roberto Curti as a film that "moves away from out-and-out poliziotteschi and its worn out schems and moves closer to the melancholic, contemplative vein of film noir". [1]
Production
Deadly Chase was the second of two films directed by Franco Prosperi for producer Pino Buricchi in 1978. [1] The film was shot at Incir de Paolis in Rome and in Nice. [1]
Release
Deadly Chase was distributed theatrically in Italy by Nucleo Star on 8 December 1978. [1] The film grossed a total of 443,627,250 Italian lira. [1] Italian film historian described this gross as poor, stating that the film was "evidence of Merenda's quick commercial decline as well as that of the genre itself" [1]
See also
References
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
- Deadly Chase at IMDb
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| Deadly Chase | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Directed by | Franco Prosperi |
| Screenplay by | Franco Cifferi [2] |
| Story by | Franco Bottari [2] |
| Produced by | Pino Burricchi [1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cristiano Pogany [2] |
| Edited by | Alberto Gallitti [2] |
| Music by | Lino Corsetti [2] |
Production company | Holiday Cinematografica
[1] |
| Distributed by | Nucleo Star |
Release date |
|
Running time | 95 minutes [1] |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Box office | ₤443.627 million |
Deadly Chase ( Italian: Il commissario Verrazzano) is a 1978 Italian film directed by Franco Prosperi. [3] [4]
Plot
Inspector Verrazzano is joined by the owner of an art gallery, Giulia Medici, who must investigate the death of her brother, whose case was filed a few months earlier as a suicide.
Cast
- Luc Merenda: Inspector Verrazzano
- Janet Agren: Giulia Medici
- Luciana Paluzzi: Rosy
- María Baxa: Kora Verelli
- Patrizia Gori: Giorgia
- Daniele Dublino: Inspector Biagi
- Giacomo Rizzo: Brigadeer Baldelli
- Gloria Piedimonte: Giorgia
- Isarco Ravaioli: Alberto Volci aka The Baron
- Chris Avram: Marco Verelli
- Attilio Dottesio: Notary Bruni
Style
Despite the films aggressive title, Deadly Chase was described by Italian film historian Roberto Curti as a film that "moves away from out-and-out poliziotteschi and its worn out schems and moves closer to the melancholic, contemplative vein of film noir". [1]
Production
Deadly Chase was the second of two films directed by Franco Prosperi for producer Pino Buricchi in 1978. [1] The film was shot at Incir de Paolis in Rome and in Nice. [1]
Release
Deadly Chase was distributed theatrically in Italy by Nucleo Star on 8 December 1978. [1] The film grossed a total of 443,627,250 Italian lira. [1] Italian film historian described this gross as poor, stating that the film was "evidence of Merenda's quick commercial decline as well as that of the genre itself" [1]
See also
References
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
- Deadly Chase at IMDb
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