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Assassination on the Tiber

1979 · 98 min

A breezy, wisecracking Italian crime caper that mixes a whodunit puzzle with rough-and-tumble action and easy comic charm.

Directed by
Bruno Corbucci
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Action
Overview
A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had an argument with the victim a short time before the murder.
How it feels
Light, satirical, tense and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Crime, mystery, justice, deception
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Bruno Corbucci
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Action
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1.5
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4.5
Darkness3.5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, action
Directed by
Bruno Corbucci
Written by
Bruno Corbucci, Mario Amendola
Starring
Tomas Milian, Marina Ripa di Meana, Roberta Manfredi, Alberto Farnese, Massimo Vanni, Enzo Liberti, Marino Masé, Angelo Pellegrino
Music
Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography
Giovanni Ciarlo
Runtime
98 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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