Night of Violence
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| Directed by | Roberto Mauri |
| Written by | Roberto Mauri, Edoardo Mulargia |
| Starring | Alberto Lupo, Hélène Chanel, Marilù Tolo, Lisa Gastoni |
| Edited by | Nella Nannuzzi[1] |
| Music by | Aldo Piga |
| Distributed by | Metropolis[1] |
Release date | 1965 |
Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy |
Night of Violence (Template:Lang-it) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as Call Girls 66. It was released later in Italy heavily edited and with some re-dubbed dialogue.
Premise
The police strive to catch a masked serial killer who focuses on women.
Cast
- Alberto Lupo as Insp. Ferretti
- Marilù Tolo as the sister of Carla Pratesi
- Lisa Gastoni as Linda
- Hélène Chanel as Carla Pratesi
- Cristina Gaioni as Franca
- Nerio Bernardi as Pratesi
- Dada Gallotti as Maitresse
- Elisa Mainardi
- Luigi Batzella[1]
- Aldo Berti
- Alberto Cevenini
- Gepi De Rosa
- Maria Pia Conte[1]
- Tullio Altamura
- Franco Pesce
- Gianni Medici
- Ugo Fangareggi
Production
Night of Violence was developed under the name L'uomo venuto da Hiroshima.[2]
Release and reception
Night of Violence was initially banned in Italy for obscenity due to the amount of female nudity in the film.[2] It was eventually released in France under the title Call Girls 66 in 1965 and released months later in 1966 in Italy under the title Le notti della violenza. The theatrical released had many cuts and some re-dubbed dialogue.[2][3]
It received a brief release in Milan in 1967, where it had a brief review in Corriere della Sera who described it as a "crude fumetto."[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Poppi & Pecorari 1992.
- ^ a b c Curti 2022, p. 92.
- ^ a b Curti 2022, p. 449.
Sources
- Poppi, R; Pecorari, M. (1992). Dizionario del Cinema Italiano. 3: 363.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Curti, Roberto (2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
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