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One Man Against the Organization

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One Man Against the Organization
Directed bySergio Grieco
Written bySergio Grieco
Rafael Romero Marchent
StarringHoward Ross
Karin Schubert
Stephen Boyd
CinematographyFernando Arribas
Edited byMario Gargiulo
Music byLuis Bacalov
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
CountriesItaly
Spain
France
LanguageItalian

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

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Production

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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

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The film was released in Italian cinemas by Italian International Film on 13 September 1975.[2]

Reception

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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

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  1. ^ Annuario del cinema italiano & audiovisivi (in Italian). Centro di studi di cultura, promozione e difusione del cinema. 1977. p. 130.
  2. ^ a b c d Curti, Roberto (5 November 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. pp. 144–5. ISBN 978-0-7864-6976-5.
  3. ^ Bruschini, Antonio; Tentori, Antonio (1998). Città violente: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Tarab. p. 136. ISBN 978-88-86675-52-9.
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