Street Law (1974)

Name: Street Law
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 1974-09-17
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Franco Nero, Giancarlo Prete, Barbara Bach, Renzo Palmer, Nazzareno Zamperla

Street Law (1974), directed by Enzo G. Castellari, starring Franco Nero and Giancarlo Prete.

09/17/1974 BR Action and Crime 1h 43m

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Synopsis

Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.

Carlo CarliniCinematography
Enzo G. CastellariDirector
Gianfranco AmicucciEditing
Mario Cecchi GoriProducer

About the film

Street Law (Italian: Il cittadino si ribella, lit. "The Citizen Rebels") is a 1974 poliziotteschi film. It stars Franco Nero, Barbara Bach and was directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

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Street Law (Italian: Il cittadino si ribella, lit. "The Citizen Rebels") is a 1974 poliziotteschi film. It stars Franco Nero, Barbara Bach and was directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Plot

Carlo Antonelli is an engineer from Genoa who is robbed, kidnapped and beaten during an armed bank robbery. After the police drop their investigation, he decides to find the gang and take justice into his own hands, with the help of a criminal who he blackmails to assist him.

Cast

Franco Nero as Carlo Antonelli

Giancarlo Prete as Tommy

Barbara Bach as Barbara

Renzo Palmer as Inspector

Nazzareno Zamperla as Beard

Romano Puppo as Ringleader

Production

The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Genoa.

According to Castellari the producer, Mario Cecchi Gori, did not want him to shoot the opening sequence the way he wanted due to budget constraints. Castellari circumvented this by shooting a little every day without pay and without a shooting permit, by agreement with the stuntmen and crew.

Releases

Street Law was released on 17 September 1974 in Italy, where it was distributed by and grossed 1,723,405,000 lire. The film's commercial success paved the way for the most critically panned subgenre of poliziotteschi, the vigilante film. Other vigilante films, such as Death Wish, had not yet been released in Italy.

The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title Vigilante II.

It has been issued on bluray in two incarnations.

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References

External links

Street Law at IMDb

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

Trivia

It premiered on September 17, 1974, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h43 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Il cittadino si ribella".
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCapital Film
CountriesItaly
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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Crew

Carlo Carlini Cinematography
Enzo G. Castellari Director
Gianfranco Amicucci Editing
Mario Cecchi Gori Producer
Guido De Angelis Original music
Maurizio De Angelis Original music
Dino Maiuri Writer
Massimo De Rita Writer

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What is Street Law about?

Street Law: Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.

Who directed Street Law?

Street Law was directed by Enzo G. Castellari in 1974.

Who stars in Street Law?

The cast of Street Law includes Franco Nero, Giancarlo Prete, Barbara Bach, Renzo Palmer and Nazzareno Zamperla.

How long is Street Law?

Street Law runs for 103 minutes, or 1h43.