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Bloody Friday (film)

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Bloody Friday
German film poster
Directed byRolf Olsen
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Valeria Bonamano
  • Rolf Olsen
  • Fernando Di Leo[1]
Starring
CinematographyFranz X. Lederle[1]
Edited by
  • Amedeo Giomini
  • Eva Zeyn[1]
Music byFrancesco De Masi[1]
Production
companies
Release dates
  • 8 May 1972 (1972-05-08) (West Germany)
  • 6 February 1973 (1973-02-06) (Italy)
Running time
97 minutes[2]
Countries
  • West Germany
  • Italy[1]

Bloody Friday (German: Blutiger Freitag) is a 1972 crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August, and Gianni Macchia.[3]

It was shot on location in Munich and other parts of Bavaria.[citation needed]

Synopsis

After escaping from a courtroom during his trial, a major criminal plans the biggest bank robbery every to have taken place in the country.

Main cast

Production

Fernando Di Leo revised the screenplay of the film and is uncredited in the film's credits.[1][4]

Release

Bloody Friday was released in West Germany where it was distributed by Gloria Film on 8 May 1972.[2] It was distributed in Italy by Alpherat on 6 February 1973 under the title Violenza contro violenza.[1][4] The film grossed 135,195,000 Italian lire on its theatrical release in Italy.[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Curti, p. 51.
  2. ^ a b c "Blutiger Freitag" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. ^ Mayer, p. 169.
  4. ^ a b Curti, p. 52.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6976-5.
  • Mayer, Geoffrey (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6769-7.