Street Law (Italian: Il cittadino si ribella, lit. "The Citizen Rebels") is a 1974 poliziotteschi film. This film stars Franco Nero, Barbara Bach and was directed by Enzo G. Castellari.
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Plot
Carlo Antonelli (Franco Nero), an average citizen until the day he is brutally beaten during a violent robbery. But when the police drop the case and the suspects remain free, Carlo is pushed beyond his breaking point. Now one man will launch an all-out war against the criminal scum who plague the cities, where justice has its own rules, vengeance needs no badge and the only force that matters is Street Law.
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Cast
- Franco Nero as Carlo Antonelli
- Giancarlo Prete as Tommy
- Barbara Bach as Barbara
- Renzo Palmer as Inspector
- Nazzareno Zamperla as Beard
- Romano Puppo as Ringleader
Production
Director Enzo Casterllari stated that producer Cecchi Gori did not want him to shoot the opening sequence the way he wanted due to budget constraints. Castellari made an agreement with the suntmen and Rocco Lerro, and shot all the scenes a little bit every day without pay without a shooting permit.
The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Genoa.
Releases
Street Law was released on 17 September 1974 in Italy where it was distributed by Cineriz. The film grossed 1,723,405,000 Italian lira. The commercial success of Street Law paved the way for poliziotteschi's most critically panned subgenre, the vigilante film. This was before other films of the genre such as Death Wish were released in Italy.
The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title Vigilante II.
Footnotes
References
External links
- Street Law on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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