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
Claudio Cuomo
Renata Franco
Roberto Pancino
Domenico Bua
Jean-Pierre Sabagh
Cinematography Romano Albani
Music by Manuel De Sica
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
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

A Mafia killer returns to his village in Sicily to avenge the death of his brother, who was killed by one of the members of a rival clan. To do this he escapes from prison, and then finds refuge in a villa, where he is forced to kidnap the couple living in the house.

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
  2. ↑ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN   8820029197.
  3. ↑ Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN   8871805860.


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