Canne mozze

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Canne mozze
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Directed by Mario Imperoli
Written byMario Imperoli
Luigi Montefiori
Starring Antonio Sabàto
John Richardson
Ritza Brown
Attilio Dottesio
Cinematography Romano Albani
Music by Manuel De Sica
Release date
  • August 5, 1977 (1977-08-05)
LanguageItalian

Canne mozze ("Sawed-off Shotgun") is a 1977 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Mario Imperoli. It was the last film directed by Imperoli, who died in December 1977. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Giovanni, a Mafia killer, escapes from prison and returns to his village in Sicily to avenge the death of his brother, who was killed by a member of a rival clan. Taking refuge in a villa that he believes to be abandoned, he is surprised by the wealthy couple who live there, Michele and Silvia. Michele proves to be a coward and is killed by their gardener, a member of the same faction as Giovanni, and Giovanni and Silvia begin a relationship. He successfully kills his brother's killers, but not before they kill the gardener and rape Silvia. He then massacres the remaining members of the other faction, but dies doing so. [4]

Cast

Production and release

Canne Mozze was filmed at the Incir - De Paolis studios in Rome and released on August 5, 1977. [4]

See also

References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film (in Italian). Rome: Gremese. ISBN   8876059695.
  2. Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult (in Italian). Milan: Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN   8820029197.
  3. Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano (in Italian). Turin: Lindau. p. 267. ISBN   8871805860.
  4. 1 2 Roberto Curti (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. Jefferson, North Carolina / London: McFarland. pp. 289–90. ISBN   9780786469765.