Gang War in Milan
{{Infobox film
| name = Gang War in Milan
| image = Gang War in Milan.jpg
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| director = Umberto Lenzi
| producer =
| screenplay = {{plainlist|*Franco Enna
- Umberto Lenzi{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=82}}}}
| story =
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| starring = {{plainlist|*Antonio Sabato
| music = Carlo Rustichelli{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
| cinematography = Lamberto Caimi{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=82}}
| editing = Iolanda Benvenuti{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=82}}
| studio = Lombard Film{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
| distributor = Variety Film
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1973|2|23|Italy}}
| runtime = 101 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
| country = Italy{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
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| budget =
| gross = ₤631.702 million
}}
Gang War in Milan ({{langx|it|Milano rovente|lit=Scorching Hot Milan}}) is a 1973 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Umberto Lenzi.{{cite news|title=L'ultimo valzer|newspaper=La Stampa|date=24 June 1973|page=8}}{{cite book|last=Roberto Curti|title=Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano|publisher=Lindau, 2006|pages=240–241}}
Cast
- Antonio Sabàto: Salvatore Cangemi
- Philippe Leroy: Roger Daverty
- Marisa Mell: Jasmina
- Antonio Casagrande: Lino Caruso
- Carla Romanelli: Virginia
- Tano Cimarosa: Nino Balsamo
Production
Gang War in Milan was Umberto Lenzi's first entry in the crime genre after making several spy and action films in the 1960s.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}} Lenzi stated in an interview that both the film's story and script were by Franco Enna, a giallo novelist who lived in Switzerland and that the credited writer Ombretta Lanza was a daughter of one of the producers who attributed to the story.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}} Lenzi than later claimed that he completely re-wrote the script as it was closer to a 1930s crime film than a film noir.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
It was filmed at Icet - De Paolis Studios in Milan and on location in Milan.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
Release
Gang War in Milan was released theatrically in Italy on 23 February 1973 where it was distributed by Variety Film.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}} The film grossed a total of 631.702 million Italian lira on its release.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=83}}
Reception
Director Umberto Lenzi later felt that the film's story had "a basic error on the behalf of the producers [...]. We shouldn't have made the protagonist a pimp. You can have a pickpocket, a drug dealer, or a killer, but not a pimp, because the viewer doesn't sympathize with him. He's a dirty soundrel with whom you can't identify"{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=84}}
See also
Footnotes
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=References=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book
|last=Curti
|first=Roberto
|title=Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=978-0786469765
|year=2013
}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0134821}}
- {{in lang|it}} [http://www.squadravolanteligera.com/milanorovente.htm Film locations in Milan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806175149/http://www.squadravolanteligera.com/milanorovente.htm |date=2016-08-06 }}
{{Umberto Lenzi}}
Category:Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
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