Dirty Weekend (1973 film)

Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend
	Film poster
Directed by	Dino Risi
Screenplay by	Ruggero Maccari; Dino Risi; Bernardino Zapponi;
Story by	Ruggero Maccari; Dino Risi; Bernardino Zapponi;
Produced by	Carlo Ponti
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni; Oliver Reed; Carole Andre; Nicoletta Machiavelli;
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli
Edited by	Alberto Gallitti
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Production; companies	Compagnia Cinematografica Champion; Les Films Concordia;
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	8 March 1973 (Italy); 2 October 1974 (Paris);
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;
Box office	303.187 million

Dirty Weekend (Italian: Mordi e fuggi) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.^[4] Described by Roberto Curti as a road movie and crime film, Dirty Weekend adresses the topic of terrorism and violence.^[1]

Cast[edit]

Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio Borsi
Oliver Reed as Fabrizo
Carole André as Danda
Lionel Stander as General
Bruno Cirino as Raoul
Nicoletta Machiavelli as Sylva
Gianni Agus as Sergio
Marcello Mando as Police Commissionner Spallone
Renzo Marignano as Franco
Barbara Pilavin as Norma

Release[edit]

Dirty Weekend was released theatrically in Italy where it was distributed by Cineriz.^[2] The film grossed a total of 303.187 million Italian lira on its release.^[2] The film was later shown in Paris on 2 October 1974 under the title Rapt a l'italienne with a 100-minute running time.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Curti 2013, p. 80.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Curti 2013, p. 81.
^ "Mordi e fuggi (1973)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "NY Times: Dirty Weekend". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

Bibliography[edit]

Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links[edit]

Dirty Weekend at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTECurti201380-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Curti 2013, p. 80.

[FOOTNOTECurti201381-2] Curti 2013, p. 81.

[Archivio-3] "Mordi e fuggi (1973)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[NY_Times.com-4] "NY Times: Dirty Weekend". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

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