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.
Cast
Enzo G. Castellari
Self
Leonard Mann
Self
Franco Nero
Self
Fred Williamson
Self
Joe Dallesandro
Self
John Saxon
Self
Christopher Mitchum
Self
Henry Silva
Self
John Steiner
Self
Antonio Sabàto
Self
Aaron Stielstra
Narrator (voice)
Ted Rusoff
Self
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Self
Richard Harrison
Self
Claudio Fragasso
Self
Michael Forest
Self
John P. Dulaney
Self
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Self
Sal Borgese
Self
Mario Caiano
Self
Luc Merenda
Self
Crew
Mike Malloy
Director, Writer, Producer
Michael A. Martinez
Director of Photography, Producer
Federico Caddeo
Cinematography
Patrick Malloy
Executive Producer
Scott Overstreet
Executive Producer
Lee Franceschi
Executive Producer
Michael Lang
Producer
Eric Zaldivar
Producer, Second Unit Cinematographer
Kier-La Janisse
Producer
Chad Kaplan
Animation
Mariana Clavijo Stevenson
Makeup Artist
Alessandro Rota
Second Unit Cinematographer
Yam Gonzalez
Boom Operator
Silvia Collatina
Translator
