Città violenta (1970)

Directed by

Sergio Sollima

Genre

drama film, neo-noir

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 105 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former hitman survives an attempt on his life by his old boss. He sets out to get revenge, but discovers the person responsible might be someone he trusts.

tensebroodingrevenge-drivengrittyslow-burnsuspensefulhardboiledvisceral

What happens

Violent City (Italian: Città violenta, also released as The Family) is a 1970 crime thriller film directed by Sergio Sollima from a screenplay co-written with Lina Wertmüller, starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Telly Savalas, Umberto Orsini and Michel Constantin. Bronson plays a former hitman framed by a former boss and left for dead. He seeks revenge, but realizes his real enemy may be closer than he thinks. The Italian-French co-production was filmed in New Orleans, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Cinecittà Studios in Rome. It was released in Italy by Universal Pictures on September 17, 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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