Gang War in Naples
{{Infobox film
| name = Gang War in Naples
| image = Camorra-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| native_name =
| director = Pasquale Squitieri
| producer = Sergio Bonotti{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| screenplay = Pasquale Squitieri{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| story = Pasquale Squitieri{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|*Fabio Testi
| music = Manuel De Sica{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| cinematography = Giulio Albonico{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| editing = Daniele Alabiso{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| studio ={{plainlist|* Mondial Te. Fi.
- Europa Film
- Parafrance{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}}}
| distributor = Titanus
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1972|8|24|Italy|1972|8|30|France}}
| runtime = 113 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
| country = {{plainlist|*Italy
- France{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}}}
| language =
| budget =
| gross = ₤1,345 billion
}}
Gang War in Naples ({{langx|it|Camorra}}) is a 1972 crime film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|year=1991 |publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876059350}}{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
Cast
- Fabio Testi: Tonino Russo
- Raymond Pellegrin: Don Mario Capece
- Jean Seberg: Luisa
- Enzo Cannavale: Nicola Cafiero "Sciancato"
- Ugo D'Alessio: Pietro Russo, padre di Tonino
- Lilla Brignone: madre di Tonino
- Germana Carnacina: Anna
- Charles Vanel: Don Domenico De Ritis
- Enzo Turco: Don Silverio
- Salvatore Puntillo: il commissario Capezzuto
- Renato Chiantoni: Agostino
- Paul Muller: l'onorevole
Production
Gang War in Naples was director Pasquale Squitieri's fourth film after directing three spaghetti Westerns.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}} Fabio Testi was cast in the film as Tonino Russo after Squitieri saw him in Le Tueur with Jean Gabin.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}} Squitieri went to Paris to meet him despite his producers wanting to cast Massimo Ranieri and Martin Balsam for the roles.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}} Squitieri explained that he "didn't have anything against those actors, but I needed someone who would scare the audience when he came on the screen, and Fabio Testi, with his imposing physique, was just perfect."{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}} Squitieri also cast Raymond Pellegrin, noting that Pellegrin "was my idol, he starred in a movie I adore, André Cayatte's Are We All Murderers?."{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=60}} Squiteri also declared casting Jean Seberg was easy as she was Testi's girlfriend at the time.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=60}}
The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Naples.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
Release
Gang War in Naples was distributed theatrically in Italy by Titanus on 24 August 1972.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}} The film grossed a total of 1,345,608,000 Italian lire domestically.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}} Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described the box office success of the film in Italy was to the Camorra what The Godfather was to film on the Sicilian mafia".{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
It was distributed in France on 30 August 1972 with a 100-minute running time as Les tueurs a gages.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=59}}
References
{{Reflist}}
=Sources=
- {{cite book|last=Curti|first=Roberto|title=Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=978-0786469765|year=2013}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0068331|title=Gang War in Naples}}
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Category:Films about the Camorra
Category:Films directed by Pasquale Squitieri
Category:Films scored by Manuel De Sica
Category:1972 crime drama films
Category:Italian crime drama films
Category:French crime drama films
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