Themes: One Against the Mob, Lovers on the Lam, Crime Gone Awry
Main Cast: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti, Salvo Randone
Release Year: 1969
Country: IT/YU
Run Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
Plot
Hank McCain (John Cassavetes) is the imprisoned gangster who gets out of jail with the help of the mob. The syndicate wants him to take part in a heist of a Las Vegas casino. The plan is discussed and soon abandoned by the mob, but Hank decides to go ahead with the robbery. Disguised as a fireman, he pulls off the daring crime with the help of his current flame Irene (Britt Ekland). The angry mobsters want him dead and they soon close in on his old girlfriend Rosemary (Gena Rowlands) for information that could lead to Hank. She would rather commit suicide than give them information about her ex-boyfriend as she obviously still carries a torch for her old flame. Even without her help, the dragnet closes in on Hank as the mobsters systematically figure out his whereabouts. This feature was the Italian entry at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival, a choice that caused controversy and questions. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Tony Kendall - Pete Zacari; Pierluigi Apra - Jack McCain; Gena Rowlands - Rosemary Scott; Luigi Pistilli - Duke Mazzanga; Florinda Bolkan - Joni Adamo; Jack Ackerman - Britten; Val Avery - Chuck Regan; Margherita Guzzinati - Margaret DeMarco; Billy Lee - Pepe; Steffen Zacharias - Abe Stilberman; Dennis Sallas - Fred Tecosky; Annabella Andreoli - Assunta Esposito; James Morrison - Joby Cudo
