Fists in the Pocket

Fists in the Pocket
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
Produced by Enzo Doria
Written by Marco Bellocchio
Starring Lou Castel
Paola Pitagora
Marino Masé
Liliana Gerace
Music by Ennio Morricone
Cinematography Alberto Marrama
Release date(s) October 31, 1965 (Italian release)
May 27, 1968 (U.S. release)
Running time 105 min.
Language Italian

Fists in the Pocket (I pugni in tasca) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was Bellocchio's debut film.

In an interview, writer Rex Pickett described Fists in the Pocket as one of the films he "saw in film school that transformed" him.[1]

Synopsis

A young man (Lou Castel) takes drastic measures to rid his dysfunctional family of its various afflictions. Also features Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé and Liliana Gerace.

References

  1. ^ Charette, Daphne. "Interview with Rex Pickett." http://www.screenplayers.net/rexpickett.html

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