Colt 38 Special Squad

Colt 38 Special Squad
Colt 38 Special Squad
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Massimo Dallamano
Written by	Massimo Dallamano; Franco Bottari; Marco Guglielmi; Ettore Sanzò;
Produced by	Paolo Infascelli
Starring	Marcel Bozzuffi; Carole André; Ivan Rassimov;
Cinematography	Gábor Pogány
Edited by	Antonio Siciliano
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani
Production; companies	European Inc.; P.A.C. - Produzioni Atlas Consorziate;
Distributed by	P.A.C.
Release date	24 July 1976(Italy);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤1.286 billion

Colt 38 Special Squad(Italian:Quelli della Calibro 38) is a 1976 Italianpoliziottescofilm.^[2]This film, byMassimo Dallamano,starsIvan RassimovandMarcel Bozzuffi.^[2]

Plot

Turin,Italymid-1970s. When his wife becomes the latest innocent victim of a merciless Marseilles crime lord (Ivan Rassimov), police captain Vanni (Marcel Bozzuffi) goes beyond the law to form a secret squad of rogue cops, each armed with an unlicensed.38Colt Diamondbackrevolver. As Vanni and hisvigilantecrew take back the night bullet by bullet, the Marseillaise joins the game by instigating a wave of violent crime that turns the city into a war zone.

Cast

Marcel Bozzuffias Inspector Vanni
Carole Andréas Sandra
Ivan Rassimovas Il Marsigliese / Black Angel
Riccardo Salvinoas Nicola Silvestri
Fabrizio Capuccias Ciro
Armando Branciaas Prosecutor
Grace Jonesas The Club Singer

Production

Colt 38 Special Squadwas filmed at Cinestudi Dear in Rome and on location inTurin.^[1]The film would be directorMassimo Dallamano's last film as he died on November 4, 1976, in a car accident. He was 59.^[3]

Releases

Colt 38 Special Squadwas released in Italy on July 24, 1976^[4]where it was distributed by P.A.C.^[1]It grossed a total of 1,285,707,500Italian liraon its theatrical release in Italy.^[1]The film's success allowed it an in-name only sequelReturn of the 38 Gang.^[3]

NoShamefilms released a DVD in 2006. This version included theLuciano ErcolifilmLa Bidonata.^[2]

Notes

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^kCurti 2013,p. 165.
^^a ^b ^cJane, Ian (June 22, 2006)."Colt 38 Special Squad".DVD Talk.
^^a ^bCurti 2013,p. 166.
^"Prime visioni a Torino - Quelli della calibro 38 - Oggi la prima"(in Italian). www.lastampa.it.Retrieved2016-10-22.

References

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

External links

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[FOOTNOTECurti2013165-1] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^kCurti 2013,p. 165.

[DT-2] Jane, Ian (June 22, 2006)."Colt 38 Special Squad".DVD Talk.

[FOOTNOTECurti2013166-3] Curti 2013,p. 166.

[4] "Prime visioni a Torino - Quelli della calibro 38 - Oggi la prima"(in Italian). www.lastampa.it.Retrieved2016-10-22.

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