Meet Him and Die

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Meet Him and Die
Pronto ad uccidere.jpg
Directed by Franco Prosperi
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Peter Berling
  • Antonio Cucca
  • Claudio Fragasso
  • Alberto Marras [1]
Produced by
  • Alberto Marras
  • Vincenzo Salvini [1]
Starring
Cinematography Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli [1]
Edited byAmedeo Giomini [1]
Music by Ubaldo Continiello [1]
Production
companies
  • T.L.D. Cinematografica
  • Hermes Synchron [1]
Distributed byOver Seas Film Company
Release dates
  • 9 October 1976 (1976-10-09)(Italy)
  • 28 July 1977 (1977-07-28)(West Germany)
Running time
95 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany [1]
Box office 344.183 million

Meet Him and Die (Italian : Pronto ad uccidere) is a 1976 film directed by Franco Prosperi and starring Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam and Elke Sommer.

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Cast

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Italian film historian Roberto Curti described Meet Him and Die as a turning point for poliziotteschi 's approach to justice in film as the genre "no longer considers justice" [1]

Release

Meet Him and Die was distributed theatrically in Italy by Over Seas Film Company on 9 October 1976. [1] It grossed a total of 344,182,575 Italian lira domestically. [1] In West Germany, the film was titled Tote pflastern seinen Weg and was released on 28 July 1977. [1]

On its release on home video in the United Kingdom, the film received the alternative title Risking, Pronto!. [1]

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References

References

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN   978-0786469765.