Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
Directed by Mike Malloy
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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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Enzo G. Castellari
Leonard MannSelf
Franco NeroSelf
Fred WilliamsonSelf
Joe DallesandroSelf
John SaxonSelf
Christopher Mitchum
Henry SilvaSelf
John SteinerSelf
Antonio SabàtoSelf
Aaron StielstraNarrator (voice)
Ted RusoffSelfExplore the crew
- Writer
- Mike Malloy
- Producer
- Michael Lang
- Director
- Mike Malloy
- Producer
- Mike Malloy
- Producer
- Eric Zaldivar
- Producer
- Michael A. Martinez
- Producer
- Kier-La Janisse
- Director of Photography
- Michael A. Martinez