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Dirty Weekend (1973 film)

1973 film

Ruggero Maccari
Dino Risi
Bernardino Zapponi^[1]

Story by

Ruggero Maccari
Dino Risi
Bernardino Zapponi^[1]

Produced byCarlo PontiStarring

Marcello Mastroianni
Oliver Reed
Carole Andre
Nicoletta Machiavelli

CinematographyLuciano Tovoli^[1]Edited byAlberto Gallitti^[1]Music byCarlo Rustichelli^[1]

Production
companies

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Les Films Concordia^[2]

Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer^[3]

Release dates

8 March 1973 (1973-03-08) (Italy)
2 October 1974 (1974-10-02) (Paris)

Running time

113 minutesCountries

Italy
France^[2]

Budget$1.4 million^[4]Box officeItalian lira 303.187 million

Dirty Weekend (Italian: Mordi e fuggi) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.^[5] Described by Roberto Curti as a road movie and crime film, Dirty Weekend addresses the topic of terrorism and violence.^[1]

Cast

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

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

^ ^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.
^ "Tailoring To 'Parochial' Marts". Variety. 23 May 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ "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.