| Meet Him and Die | |
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| Directed by | Franco Prosperi |
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| Cinematography | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini |
| Music by | Ubaldo Continiello |
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| Distributed by | Over Seas Film Company |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Box office | ₤344.183 million |
Meet Him and Die (Italian: Pronto ad uccidere) is a 1976 film directed by Franco Prosperi and starring Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam and Elke Sommer.
Cast
- Ray Lovelock - Massimo Torlani
- Martin Balsam - Giulianelli
- Elke Sommer - Secretary
- Heinz Domez - Piero
- Ettore Manni - Perrone
- Peter Berling - Bavoso
- Riccardo Cucciolla - Commissioner Sacchi
- Ernesto Colli - Settecapelli
Style
Italian film historian Roberto Curti described Meet Him and Die as a turning point for poliziotteschi's approach to justice in film as the genre "no longer considers justice"
Release
Meet Him and Die was distributed theatrically in Italy by Over Seas Film Company on 9 October 1976. It grossed a total of 344,182,575 Italian lira domestically. In West Germany, the film was titled Tote pflastern seinen Weg and was released on 28 July 1977.
On its release on home video in the United Kingdom, the film received the alternative title Risking, Pronto!.
See also
References
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 184.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
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