Catene (1974 film)

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Catene
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Directed by Silvio Amadio
Starring Maurizio Merli
Cinematography Antonio Maccoppi
Music by Roberto Pregadio
LanguageItalian

Catene is a 1974 Italian melodrama film directed by Silvio Amadio. The film is the remake of the 1949 top grossing film with the same title by Raffaello Matarazzo. [1] It was a commercial failure, [2] grossing about 60 million lire. [3]

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References

  1. Piero Perona (13 April 1974). "Vendesi "lacrimogeni"". La Stampa .
  2. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
  3. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese Editore, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.