Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)
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.
Director: Mike Malloy
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Enzo G. Castellari as Self |
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Leonard Mann as Self |
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Franco Nero as Self |
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Fred Williamson as Self |
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Joe Dallesandro as Self |
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John Saxon as Self |
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Christopher Mitchum as Self |
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Henry Silva as Self |
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John Steiner as Self |
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Antonio Sabàto as Self |
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Aaron Stielstra as Narrator (voice) |
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Ted Rusoff as Self |
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Nicoletta Machiavelli as Self |
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Richard Harrison as Self |
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Claudio Fragasso as Self |
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Michael Forest as Self |
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John P. Dulaney as Self |
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Ottaviano Dell'Acqua as Self |
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Sal Borgese as Self |
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Mario Caiano as Self |
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Luc Merenda as Self |
| Directing | Mike Malloy | Director |
| Writing | Mike Malloy | Writer |
| Production | Lee Franceschi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kier-La Janisse | Producer |
| Production | Michael Lang | Producer |
| Production | Mike Malloy | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Malloy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael A. Martinez | Producer |
| Production | Scott Overstreet | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Zaldivar | Producer |
| Crew | Federico Caddeo | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariana Clavijo Stevenson | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Alessandro Rota | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Crew | Eric Zaldivar | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Sound | Yam Gonzalez | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Michael A. Martinez | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Silvia Collatina | Translator |
| Visual Effects | Chad Kaplan | Animation |