Italian Crime Films

The Saloon
861

Watched No, The Case is Happily Resolved the other night. Really good one but it’s not your typical Poliziotteschi; very light on action but it’s a good story which I found engaging and really engrossing.

Found the ending a bit strange because it ends so suddenly, but I think it worked quite well.

I think I’d rank the films in the Years of Lead set like this:

  1. Highway Racer
  2. No, The Case…
  3. The Savage Three
  4. Colt 38…

Even though to be fair I can’t say I’ve watched the latter in it’s entirety. I might watch it until the end just for the sake of it sometime soon.

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862

Can’t say I really enjoyed that one but I appreciate it for what it is. It really made you feel bad for the guy. Did you check out the alternate happy ending in the extras? It’s hilariously bad.

863

Totally that’s what I really liked.

No I didn’t. Going to have to now…I’ll let you know what I think.

864

It is pretty damn good…relative to the genre

865

I agree…I think arguably it’s Castellari’s best. Still haven’t seen Day of the Cobra yet though.

866

The Limited Edition Years of Lead set (with the booklet) is only £30 on Amazon right now >> https://amzn.to/3t8pPlN

867

Received my StudioCanal Blu of High Crime and can confirm it sadly is missing the final shootout :unamused: Can’t understand they would want it cut like that.

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868

Whats the runtime the player shows in total? It may be missing almost 10min compared to the German disc

869

I’ll have a look and let you know tomorrow at the latest.

870

It is indeed 10 minutes almost precisely. The StudioCanal disc is 1:33.15 and the German disc is 1:43.13.

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871

20 years I’ve waited to see this properly after only finding a crappy VHS dub… and they do this!

I missed the German release.

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873

Strange Vice has 2 left in stock and they ship worldwide :+1:
https://www.strangevice.co.uk/films/poliziotteschi-euro-crime/high-crime

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874

Grab the Strange Vice one while you can…I’m not sure what price it’s going for but I’m sure it’s worth it.

Edit: £23 isn’t too cheap but I think worth it for a rare and underrated film.

875

I bought the German release off of a guy on eBay. We conversed at the time and he said he was selling it as he was planning on buying the new release. He might not be too happy. :grimacing:

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876

No I doubt he is. There’s no way I’d sell the German one until an uncut Italian dubbed version emerges.

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877

I’m in a pickle now… my CanalPlus one has shipped, do I just keep it for the extras and wait to get a German copy and watch that? Will I just spoil the film by settling for the cut version? As it won’t be how I remembered it…

878

I guess you could watch maybe like half of the cut version and if you enjoy it then order German one. Considering it basically cuts the conclusion of the film it would probably spoil the film immensely.

879

Makes me wonder if the ending I remember is the cut one or not cut, it alludes to something tragic and flashback to the earlier tragedy?

880

If it was a VHS rip it think it was the uncut one like my bootleg or the English dvd that came out years ago under I think the title ‘The Marseilles Connection’. Did it have the shootout at the end?

881

I went ahead amd ordered the German one too!

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