Italian Crime Films

Admin · June 29, 2019, 8:31am

Read and buy

https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/The_Tough_Ones_-_Grindhouse_Releasing_BluRay_Review

The_Man_With_a_Name · June 29, 2019, 3:31pm

To be honest, the German release of The Tough Ones was already pretty nice. Same with the The Cynic. I wasn’t too impressed with the 88 films Blu-ray when I decided to upgrade and still watch the DVD. Grindhouse tend to do a great job though, so I’m looking forward to this one. I hope Violent Rome and Violent Naples are next in line for this kind of treatment.

Admin · June 29, 2019, 4:36pm

it does have a ton of extras

ElDavido · June 29, 2019, 4:47pm

I’ve only seen Milano Calibre 9 out of the Italian crime films, really want to see the two others from Fernando di leo, I would LOVE if Arrow put them out aswell.

AvatarDK · June 29, 2019, 5:19pm

Preordered it two months ago Still not released though.

Admin · September 22, 2019, 8:52am

BluRay release calendar

https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/BluRay_Release_Calendar

Gringolikeme · December 16, 2019, 4:01pm

SWDB Forum would seem to be a good place to discuss Italian popular cinema in general. I love Spaghetti Westerns (of course) but my interests extend to Italian horror, Science Fiction, Spy and Puplum movies. Partly this is because a lot of the same performers turns up.

One area I know very little about is the Poliziotteschi genre of crime/action movies which in part superseded the SWs in the 1970s.

Could anyone give me a few recommendations as starting points for getting into these films?

Bill_san_Antonio · December 16, 2019, 4:09pm

I’d suggest to start with films of Fernando Di Leo and Umberto Lenzi. Milano Calibre 9 is one of the best films ever.

Gringolikeme · December 16, 2019, 4:14pm

Oh, poor Frank Wolff’s last film. I’d love to see that.

ElDavido · December 16, 2019, 5:34pm

Milano Calibre 9 is indeed amazing.

Bill_san_Antonio · December 18, 2019, 7:41pm

Oh, I have to add Castellari to my recommendations. He made some of the best. And Sollima’s Revolver. Oliver Reed is phenomenal in the lead role and it has one of the Morricone’s best scores.

Gringolikeme · December 30, 2019, 3:59pm

I was reading a while back some of the stories about the making of Revolver, which came just at the point when Oliver Reed’s drinking was getting out of control. Apparently Solima gave the crew a false date for Reed’s last scene so the actor could get away safely from vengeful Italian film technicians!

Admin · December 30, 2019, 7:43pm

Would anyone be interested in the pen that looks like a bullet that was included in the Grindhouse Releasing disc of “The Tough Ones”? For reasons I don’t wanna get into, it is stuck at London Heathrow… but if anyone wants this limited collector’s item, please let me know

Milian · December 30, 2019, 9:46pm

That’s right. There’s an interview with Sollima on the Blue Underground disc and he says exactly that. Russell Crowe didn’t have many good things to say about Reed after shooting Gladiator with him.

Milian · December 30, 2019, 9:48pm

I’ve recently ordered The Tough Ones and that will be arriving without the pen so I wouldn’t mind having it if possible.

ErMonnezza · July 25, 2020, 12:40pm

Yes definitely interested. This is a late reply. I am in the USA. If you still have the bullet pen let me know.

Admin · July 25, 2020, 4:00pm

too late I am afraid, sorry… forever lost. I hope someone at Heathrow is a fan

The_Man_With_a_Name · September 4, 2020, 6:51am

I watched The Killers Are Our Guests (1974) with Anthony Steffen. It starts like a typical Euro crime with a robbery. When one of the thieves is injured, the rest of the gang decide to take him to a house where they take a doctor and his wife hostage. The rest of the film is set inside the doctor’s house as he is forced to take care of the wounded criminal at gunpoint. There’s some sexual violence that takes place and the film turned out to be a lot more sleazy than I imagined. Overall, it’s nothing special but I continued watching to see how things would turn out. There’s a good little twist at the end. It’s a shame that the film does drag throughout the middle portion, which is a bit of a let-down.

Beaumont-Adam · September 4, 2020, 7:44am

Oh a Steffen Poliziotteschi! I am curious to see that! I have not watched a Italo-crime film in ages. I used to be really into them. My interest dropped off when I started watching Spaghetti westerns again.

ElDavido · December 27, 2020, 8:28am

How is Sergio Martino’s Gambling City? I’m currently building on to my Eurocrime collection and looking into some new titles. I’m also curious about Dallamano’s Colt 38 Special Squad.

So far I have seen around 15 flicks which are among the better ones - Castellari, Lenzi, Di Leo, Blazing Magnum etc. However I don’t plan to dig as deep into the genre as I’ve done with Spags, simply because I do actually enjoy the cheap and mediocre Spags in one way or another. With the Crime flicks I get bored much easier if it ain’t delivers.