Main Cast: Gian Maria Volontè, Don Backy, Tomas Milian
Release Year: 1968
Country: IT
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot
This gripping crime thriller from director Carlo Lizzani was based on a true story. A daring gang of bandits pull off a series of risky heists in Milan, murdering several innocent bystanders in the film's exciting opening getaway scene. Lizzani then moves the story backwards in time, painting a portrait of Milan as a seething hotbed of vice. Gian Maria Volonte gives an increasingly flamboyant performance as the gang's egomaniacal leader, whose Nazi-like belief in his own superiority proves to be the flaw which foils his plans. Tomas Milian, in a rare nonvillainous turn, shines as the dedicated young police inspector who brings Volonte down, and gun moll Carla Gravina has an amusing (if stereotypical) scene in which Volonte teaches her to drive. The thrilling car chase is among the best in the Italian crime genre, and even Riz Ortolani's typically annoying musical score does not detract from the film's appeal. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
Margaret Lee - Prostitute; Carla Gravina - Telephone Victim; Raymond Lovelock - Lopez; Peter Martell - "Protector"; Laura Solari; Carlo Lizzani; Umberto DiGrazia
Credit
Carlo Lizzani - Director, Franco Fraticelli - Editor, Riz Ortolani - Composer (Music Score), Mimmo Scavia - Production Designer, Giuseppe Ruzzolini - Cinematographer, Otello Spila - Cinematographer, Dino de Laurentiis - Producer, Eros Bacciucchi - Special Effects, Massimo de Rita - Screen Story, Arduino Maiuri - Screen Story, Massimo de Rita - Screenwriter, Carlo Lizzani - Screenwriter, Arduino Maiuri - Screenwriter
