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Grog (1982)

Grog (1982), directed by Francesco Laudadio, starring Franco Nero and Gabriele Ferzetti.

09/03/1982 BR Comedy 1h 35m

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Synopsis

Two convicts escape from prison and evade the law by taking hostage the middle-class family of a doctor. One of the jailbirds calls the local television station, requesting that they broadcast his demand for a plane so they can escape the country. The television director and his crew show up to film the hostage crisis, and then things get progressively more bizarre and satirical. Not content with the living drama, he directs everyone's actions to make the event more newsworthy.

  • Giuseppe MaccariCinematography
  • Francesco LaudadioDirector, Story, Screenplay
  • Gino BartoliniEditing
  • Italo GrecoOriginal music

About the film

Grog is a 1982 Italian comedy-drama film. For this film the director Francesco Laudadio was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best New Director.

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Grog is a 1982 Italian comedy-drama film. For this film the director Francesco Laudadio was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best New Director.

Cast

Franco Nero as Nicola Fanelli

Omero Antonutti as Lawyer Enrico Manzi

Sandra Milo as Vittoria De Rossi

Gabriele Ferzetti as Professor Alberto De Rossi

Christian De Sica as TV Stella presenter

Claudio Cassinelli as Police Commissioner Mazzanti

Eros Pagni as Sandro Galli

Franco Javarone as Pasquale Dicillo

Cristina S. Pascual as Lola

Lunetta Savino as Elena De Rossi

Donatella Damiani as Patrizia

Renato Scarpa

Marina Confalone

Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Injured Man

Michele Mirabella as Gino Baldello

Reception

Italian critic Tullio Kezich described the film as an Italian version of William Wyler's The Desperate Hours "with performers well-suited to their roles [...] and some genuinely enjoyable moments", criticizing how "the moralizing tone ends up overshadowing the humor".

See also

List of Italian films of 1982

References

External links

Grog at IMDb

Text from Grog (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grog_(film)

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What is Grog about?

Grog: Two convicts escape from prison and evade the law by taking hostage the middle-class family of a doctor. One of the jailbirds calls the local television station, requesting that they broadcast his demand for a plane so they can escape the country. The television director and his crew show up to film the hostage crisis…

Who directed Grog?

Grog was directed by Francesco Laudadio in 1982.

Who stars in Grog?

The cast of Grog includes Franco Nero, Gabriele Ferzetti, Omero Antonutti, Cristina Sánchez Pascual and Eros Pagni.

How long is Grog?

Grog runs for 95 minutes, or 1h35.

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