Summary
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 78
Audience score86%
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for crime movies
typical 106102Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 60 more
+4Released
1972
February 15, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerLanguage
Italian
Original language
Made in
- Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 42
Gastone MoschinUgo Piazza
Barbara BouchetNelly Bordon
Mario AdorfRocco Musco
Frank WolffPolice Commissioner
Luigi PistilliMercuri
Ivo GarraniDon Vincenzo
Lionel StanderL'Americano / The Mikado
Philippe LeroyChino
Mario NovelliPasquale Tallarico
Giuseppe CastellanoNicola- SASalvatore AricoLuca
Fernando CerulliHotel Clerk
Giulio BaraghiniBrigadier
Ernesto ColliAlfredo Bertolon
Omero CapannaCouriers Supervisor
Empedocle Buzzanca2nd Courier
Ettore GeriBartender
Gastone PescucciPoliceman- FCFortunato CeciliaVincenzo Affatato
Sergio Serafini4th Courier
Giorgio TrestiniFranceschino
Luigi Antonio GuerraDesk Policeman
Imelde Marani3th Courier- MBMarina BrengolaAmericano's Entraîneuse
Directing · 3
- Fernando Di Leo Director, Story, Screenplay
- Vivalda Vigorelli Script Supervisor
- Franco Lo Cascio First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Giorgio Scerbanenco Novel
Production · 5
- Ermanno Curti Producer
- Vincenzo Salviani Unit Manager
- Armando Novelli Line Producer
- Lanfranco Ceccarelli Production Manager
- Luciano Appignani Production Secretary
Camera · 3
- Franco Villa Director of Photography
- Claudio Morabito Camera Operator
- Enrico Biribicchi Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Amedeo Giomini Editor
Sound · 2
- Luis Bacalov Original Music Composer
- Goffredo Salvatori Sound
Art · 1
- Francesco Cuppini Production Design, Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Antonio Mura Makeup Artist
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