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












