Gangbuster (film)
Gangbuster (Italian: L'avvocato della mala) is a 1977 crime film written and directed by Alberto Marras.[2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Alberto Marras |
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| Music by | Ubaldo Continiello[1] |
| Cinematography | Angelo Bevilacqua[1] |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini[1] |
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| Distributed by | Regional |
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Running time | 95 minutes[1] |
Cast
- Ray Lovelock as Lawyer Mario Gastali
- Mel Ferrer as Peseti, the Boss
- Lilli Carati as Paola
- John Steiner as Killer
- Gabriele Tinti as Tony
- Umberto Orsini as Farnese
- Orazio Orlando as Giorgio
- Rosario Borelli as Police Commissioner
- Romano Puppo as Peseti's Henchman
- Gino Pagnani as Taxi Driver
Production
Gangbuster was filmed at Elios Film in Rome.[1] The film was producer Alberto Marras' only film made as a director.[1]
Release
Gangbuster was distributed theatrically in Italy on 22 September 1977.[1] When the film was released on home video in VHS in Italy it has an 88 minute and 29 second running time, and in Germany it had a 85 minute and 51 second running time, and was a different version of the film with inserts from Meet Him and Die.[1] These included the car chases and prison fights from that film, and it featured a different sound score, such as Franco Micalizzi's theme from Merciless Man.[5]
References
- Curti 2013, p. 218.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- Curti 2013, p. 219.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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