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Revolver

1973 · 110 min

A tense, gritty crime thriller that keeps you on edge with its relentless pacing and morally complex characters.

Tagline
The last battle between crime and the law in every major city in the world.
Overview
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • crime
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Sergio Sollima
Written by
Sergio Sollima, Dino Maiuri, Massimo De Rita
Starring
Fabio Testi, Oliver Reed, Paola Pitagora, Agostina Belli, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bernard Giraudeau, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Peter Berling
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Aldo Scavarda
Runtime
110 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
Italian

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