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Originaltitel: Il cittadino si ribella

1974
1 Std. 42 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

1846

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Action Thriller

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.An engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.An engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

1846

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Franco Nero did almost all of his own stunts.

Patzer
After two young thugs hit Franco Nero's car and threaten him, a boom mike is reflected in their car as they drive off.

Zitate
Tommy: [Tommy felt unconscious and almost bleed to death, after being shot by the group of muggers] Hah, we made it... We got rid of them.
Carlo Antonelli: Hah, you bet your ass.
Tommy: [Carlo put unconscious Tommy aside from the bulldozer] The garage. I deserve... my down payment, huh?
Carlo Antonelli: You sure do. We are going to open the biggest garage of all time. You'll be famous. Big Tommy, a real personality, and all the girls will come to your garage just to see Big Tommy!
Tommy: [still straining] Jesus... What a big garage you found...
Carlo Antonelli: Yeah.
Tommy: It's the biggest place... I've ever seen.
Carlo Antonelli: [in tears] And we'll fill it with cars. There'll be so many, there won't be room to work. Over there... Over there we'll put the race cars. The bodyworks will go over there. And the motors, you can fix in that corner. And we'll pipe in music.There will be a beautiful waiting room, and,
Carlo Antonelli: [Tommy dies] ... and we'll have a place for snacks. What do you think, partner?
Carlo Antonelli: [looks at the dying Tommy] GOD!

Alternative Versionen
US VHS release (renamed Street Law) is heavily cut (77 min's). Compared to the UK home video releases it is almost 24 min's shorter (when converted to PAL speed). DVD by Blue Underground is uncut.

Verbindungen
Featured in Street Law: Laying Down the Law (2006)

Soundtracks
Goodbye My Friend
(uncredited)
Written by Guido De Angelis, Maurizio De Angelis, Cesare De Natale and Susan Duncan Smith
Arranged and conducted by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis
Sung by Cesare De Natale and Susan Duncan Smith

Benutzerrezensionen32

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

9/10

re: Enzo G. Castellari-The Italian Master!

"Street Law" (1974) is one of Italian genre director Enzo G. Castellari's many crime thrillers. Italian superstar Franco Nero plays an ordinary citizen who is temporarily taken hostage and beaten by a group of sadistic bank robbers. He tells his story to the police who blow him off after accusing him of being reckless in fighting back with such dangerous criminals. Good old Nero decides to take the law into his own hands and stage a war with the thugs, against the wishes of his girlfriend (Barbara "Mrs. Ringo Starr" Bach) Director Castellari is credited as being one of the pioneers of the crime/police thriller genre in Italy. He proves to be ingenious in his simple mastery of action sequence staging. His use of Peckinpah-style slow mo is also damn exciting. The editing and cinematography are also very striking! Another plus is the catchy rock score by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis that adds real punch to the great opening credit sequence.

"Street Law" isn't exactly a stand-out or a distinctive piece of cinema in the endless array of action movies from around the world, but Castellari sure as hell is!