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Violent City

1970 · 103 min

A cold, brooding revenge thriller that simmers with tension and ends on a bitter, fatalistic note.

Tagline
In a city set to explode, one man has just lit the fuse
Overview
A hitman is double-crossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. He then sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the gang boss who put her up to it.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Sergio Sollima
Written by
Sauro Scavolini, Gianfranco Calligarich, Lina Wertmüller, Sergio Sollima
Starring
Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Jill Ireland, Michel Constantin, Umberto Orsini, Rai Sanders, Benjamin Lev, Peter Dane
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Aldo Tonti
Runtime
103 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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