Revolver (1973 film)
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| Directed by | Sergio Sollima |
| Produced by | Ugo Santalucia[1] |
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| Music by | Ennio Morricone[1] |
| Cinematography | Aldo Scavarda[1] |
| Edited by | Sergio Montanari[1] |
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| Distributed by | Panta |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
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| Budget | ₤80 million |
| Box office | ₤477.374 million |
Revolver (aka Blood in the Streets) is a poliziottesco film directed by Sergio Sollima and released in 1973. It stars Oliver Reed and Fabio Testi and the film's theme "Un Amico" which was scored by Ennio Morricone was also featured in Quentin Tarantino movie Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Plot
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.
Cast
- Oliver Reed... Vito Cipriani
- Fabio Testi... Milo Ruiz
- Paola Pitagora... Carlotta
- Agostina Belli... Anna Cipriani
- Frédéric de Pasquale... Michel Granier
- Marc Mazza... Bald Police Inspector
- Reinhard Kolldehoff... French Lawyer (as René Kolldehoff)
- Bernard Giraudeau
- Peter Berling... Grappa
- Gunnar Warner
- Daniel Beretta... Al Niko
- Calisto Calisti... Maresciallo Fantuzzi
- Steffen Zacharias... Joe Lacour
- Michel Bardinet
- Salvatore Borghese... Suicidal Prisoner
Release
Revolver was released in Italy on September 27, 1973 where it was distributed theatrically by Panta.[1] The film grossed 477,374,000 Italian lire in Italy.[1]
References
Footnotes
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.