Bandits in Rome

{{Infobox film

| name = Bandits in Rome

| image = Roma come Chicago.jpg

| alt =

| caption = French film poster

| native_name =

| director = Alberto De Martino

| producer = Dino de Laurentiis{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

| writer =

| screenplay = {{plainlist|*Giacinto Ciaccio

| story = {{plainlist|*Giacinto Ciaccio

  • Massimo D'Avack
  • Carlo Romano{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}}}

| based_on =

| starring = {{plainlist|* John Cassavetes

| narrator =

| music = {{plainlist|*Ennio Morricone

| cinematography = Aldo Tonti{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

| editing = Otello Colangeli{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

| studio = Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1968|11|20|Italy}}

| runtime = 104 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

| country = Italy{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

| language =

| budget =

| gross = 320.84 million

}}

Bandits in Rome ({{Langx|it|Roma come Chicago||Rome like Chicago}}) is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Alberto De Martino. It stars John Cassavetes.

Cast

Production

Among the films crew is cinematographer Aldo Tonto who had worked with Federico Fellini and Roberto Rossellini.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=15}} The score was composed by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nicolai.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=15}} Morricone and Nicolai's score was re-worked music from the 1968 TV show Musica da sera.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=15}} Alberto De Martino spoke about working with John Cassavetes, stating that he was "the most difficult actor I have ever worked with. When we first met, his wife Gena Rowlands came too. He introduced me to her as "the

most intelligent director in Europe" which she responded with "Give him time!"{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=15}} Both De Martino and Cassavetes argued on the set but according to De Martino, the two ended production on good terms.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=15}}

Bandits in Rome was shot at De Laurentiis studios and on location in Rome.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}} Director Alberto De Martino discussed the film's location as an "Americanized Rome".{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=15}}

Release

Bandits in Rome was released in Italy on 20 November 1968 where it was distributed by Paramount – De Laurentiis.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}} It grossed a total of 320.84 million lira on its theatrical run in Italy.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}} As of 2013, the film has not been released on home video.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=14}}

Reception

A review in the Monthly Film Bulletin stated that the film was a "fairly literal imitation of the American location thrillers of the Forties and Fifties made by Hathaway, Siodmak and others, except that it is a little more calculated in its violence."{{cite magazine|title=Roma come Chicago (Bandits in Rome)|magazine=Monthly Film Bulletin|pages=58|volume=37|issue=434|publisher=British Film Institute|date=March 1970}}

See also

Notes

{{Reflist}}

=References=

{{Refbegin}}

  • {{cite book

|last=Curti

|first=Roberto

|title=Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980

|publisher=McFarland

|isbn=978-0786469765

|year=2013

}}

{{Refend}}