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Revolver (1973 film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Sergio Sollima
| producer = Ugo Santalucia
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| music = Ennio Morricone
| cinematography = Aldo Scavarda
| editing = Sergio Montanari
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| distributor = Panta
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| runtime = 115 minutes
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| gross = 477.374 million
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'Revolver' (also titled 'Blood in the Streets' and 'In the Name of Love') is a poliziottesco film directed by Sergio Sollima and released in 1973. It stars Oliver Reed and Fabio Testi. The film's theme, "Un Amico", was scored by Ennio Morricone and was also featured in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film 'Inglourious Basterds'.
Plot
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues do not kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.
Cast
* Oliver Reed as Vito Cipriani
* Fabio Testi as Milo Ruiz
* Agostina Belli as Anna Cipriani
* Paola Pitagora as Carlotta
* Daniel Beretta as Al Niko
* Frdric de Pasquale as Michel Granier
* Marc Mazza as Bald Police Inspector
* Reinhard Kolldehoff as French Lawyer
* Bernard Giraudeau as Sicilian Kidnapper
* Peter Berling as Grappa
* Alexander Stephan (as Gunnar Warner) as Jean-Daniel Auger
* Calisto Calisti as Maresciallo Fantuzzi
* Steffen Zacharias as Joe Le Corse
* Michel Bardinet as French Policeman
* Salvatore Borghese as Suicidal Prisoner
* Giovanni Pallavicino as Sicilian Kidnapper
* Marco Mariani as Carlo DeGregori
* Jean Degrave as Harmakolas
* Franco Moraldi as French Police Chief
* Ottavio Fanfani as Shopkeeper
* Gianni Bortolotto as Doctor
Production
Paola Pitagora recalls how Oliver Reed always turned up drunk on set (something confirmed by director Sollima) and as a result there were often difficulties during filming - including an incident in which Reed 'under the influence' crashed a VW bus into a post and Paola Pitagora, who hit her face inside the vehicle, had to wear big sunshades for the rest of the filming to cover up her bruised eyes.
Release
'Revolver' was released in Italy on September 27, 1973 where it was distributed theatrically by Panta. The film grossed 477,374,000 Italian lire in Italy.
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