Crimebusters (film)

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Crimebusters
Poliziotti violenti.jpg
Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Adriano Belli
  • Michele Massimo Tarantini [1]
Produced by Giulio Scanni
Starring
Cinematography Giancarlo Ferrando [1]
Edited by Attilio Vincioni [1]
Music by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis [1]
Production
companies
  • Staff Professionisti Associati
  • Capitol International [1]
Distributed byCapitol
Release date
  • May 11, 1976 (1976-05-11)(Italy)
Running time
92 minutes [1]
CountryItaly
Box office 699 million

Crimebusters (Italian : Poliziotti violenti), is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco" film directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. [2] [3]

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Cast

Release

Crimebusters was released theatrically in Italy on May 11, 1976 where it was distributed by Capitol. [1] It grossed a total of 698,998,550 Italian lire. [1]

Reception

Roberto Curti, author of Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980 stated that the film was "standard fare", finding the political angle of the film rushed. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Curti 2013, p. 170.
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.
  3. Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN   8871805860.

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