One Man Against the Organization
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Directed by | Sergio Grieco |
Written by | Sergio Grieco Rafael Romero Marchent |
Starring | Howard Ross Karin Schubert Stephen Boyd |
Cinematography | Fernando Arribas |
Edited by | Mario Gargiulo |
Music by | Luis Bacalov |
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Countries | Italy Spain France |
Language | Italian |
One Man Against the Organization (Italian: L'uomo che sfidò l'organizzazione, Spanish: El hombre que desafió a la organización, French: L'Homme qui défia l'Organisation) is a 1976 crime film directed by Sergio Grieco and starring Howard Ross, Karin Schubert and Stephen Boyd.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- Howard Ross as Steve
- Karin Schubert as Maggie
- Stephen Boyd as Inspector Stephen McCormick
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Lady Rebecca Rosenbaum
- Nadine Perles as Florence Gayle
- Alberto Dalbés as Harry
- José Calvo as Zaccaria Rabajos
- Pietro Torrisi as Harry’s Henchman
- Luciana Turina as Nun
Production
[edit]The film was produced by Bi.Di.A. Film, José Frade Producciónes ans P.A.C. Production Artistique Cinematographic S.A.[1] It was short between Rome, Madrid, Barcelona and Toledo.[2]
Release
[edit]The film was released in Italian cinemas by Italian International Film on 13 September 1975.[2]
Reception
[edit]One Man Against the Organization has been described as "more like a spy-movie than a crime film",[3] and a film that "owes very little to the contemporary poliziotteschi, and is rather an update of classical ’60s heist / adventure yarns".[2] It grossed 344.513 million lire at the Italian box office.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Annuario del cinema italiano & audiovisivi (in Italian). Centro di studi di cultura, promozione e difusione del cinema. 1977. p. 130.
- ^ a b c d Curti, Roberto (5 November 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. pp. 144–5. ISBN 978-0-7864-6976-5.
- ^ Bruschini, Antonio; Tentori, Antonio (1998). Città violente: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Tarab. p. 136. ISBN 978-88-86675-52-9.