Gang War in Naples (Italian: Camorra) is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri.[2][1]
| Gang War in Naples | |
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| Directed by | Pasquale Squitieri |
| Screenplay by | Pasquale Squitieri[1] |
| Story by | Pasquale Squitieri[1] |
| Produced by | Sergio Bonotti[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giulio Albonico[1] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso[1] |
| Music by | Manuel De Sica[1] |
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| Distributed by | Titanus |
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Running time | 113 minutes[1] |
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| Box office | ₤1,345 billion |
Cast
edit- Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo
- Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece
- Jean Seberg: Luisa
- Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato"
- Ugo D'Alessio: Pietro Russo, padre di Tonino
- Lilla Brignone: madre di Tonino
- Germana Carnacina: Anna
- Charles Vanel: Don Domenico De Ritis
- Enzo Turco: Don Silverio
- Salvatore Puntillo: il commissario Capezzuto
- Renato Chiantoni: Agostino
- Paul Muller: l'onorevole
Production
editGang War in Naples was director Pasquale Squitieri's fourth film after directing three spaghetti Westerns.[1] Fabio Testi was cast in the film as Tonino Russo after Squitieri saw him in Le Tueur with Jean Gabin.[1] Squitieri went to Paris to meet him despite his producers wanting to cast Massimo Ranieri and Martin Balsam for the roles.[1] Squitieri explained that he "didn't have anything against those actors, but I needed someone who would scare the audience when he came on the screen, and Fabio Testi, with his imposing physique, was just perfect."[1] Squitieri also cast Raymond Pellegrin, noting that Pellegrin "was my idol, he starred in a movie I adore, André Cayatte's Are We All Murderers?."[3] Squiteri also declared casting Jean Seberg was easy as she was Testi's girlfriend at the time.[3]
The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Naples.[1]
Release
editGang War in Naples was distributed theatrically in Italy by Titanus on 24 August 1972.[1] The film grossed a total of 1,345,608,000 Italian lire domestically.[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described the box office success of the film in Italy was to the Camorra what The Godfather was to film on the Sicilian mafia".[1]
It was distributed in France on 30 August 1972 with a 100-minute running time as Les tueurs a gages.[1]
References
editSources
edit- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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