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Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

2012 · 127 min

A fond, chatty deep-dive into scrappy exploitation filmmaking, full of anecdotes and clips that make film history feel lively and personal.

Directed by
Mike Malloy
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Enzo G. Castellari, Leonard Mann, Franco Nero
Overview
A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE GODFATHER, but which really address Italian issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism. Perhaps even more interesting than the films themselves were the rushed methods of production (stars performing their own stunts, stealing shots, no live sound) and the bleed-over between real-life crime and movie crime.

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Directed by
Mike Malloy
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Enzo G. Castellari, Leonard Mann, Franco Nero
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  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
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measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • crime
  • violence
  • politics
  • media
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Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mike Malloy
Written by
Mike Malloy
Starring
Enzo G. Castellari, Leonard Mann, Franco Nero, Fred Williamson, Joe Dallesandro, John Saxon, Christopher Mitchum, Henry Silva
Cinematography
Michael A. Martinez
Runtime
127 min
Country
France, Italy, United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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