Terror in Rome

Terror in Rome
Terror in Rome
Directed by	Sergio Grieco; Massimo Felisatti;
Screenplay by	Massimo Felisatti; Luigi Mordini; Giuseppe Maggi;
Story by	Massimo Felisatti; Sergio Grieco;
Starring	Antonio Sabàto
Cinematography	Sergio Martinelli
Edited by	Giancarlo Venarucci
Music by	Lallo Gori
Production; company	David Film
Distributed by	C.I.A.
Release date	12 August 1976 (Italy);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤518.107 million

Terror in Rome (Italian: I violenti di Roma bene), also known as Violence for Kicks, is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco" film. written and directed by Sergio Grieco and Massimo Felisatti, credited as Segri & Ferrara. It is loosely inspired by the Circeo massacre, in which three young men abducted, and then raped and tortured, two young women over a two-day period.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A gang of bikers terrorize the streets of Rome.

Cast

Antonio Sabàto as Commissioner De Gregori
Pierre Marfurt as Stefano Donini
Cesare Barro as Bruno
Franca Gonella as Marco's sister
Pupo De Luca as Marshall Turrini
Gianluca Farnese as Marco Liberatori
Giuliana Melis as Giovanna
Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Donini
Gloria Piedimonte as Elena

Production

Terror in Rome was filmed at Cave Film Studio in Rome and on location in Rome.^[1]

Release

Terror in Rome was distributed theatrically in Italy by C.I.A. on 12 August 1976.^[1] The film grossed a total of 518,107,310 lire domestically.^[1] It was released in France in 1979 as La Nuit de excitcées with additional sex scenes.^[3]

Reception

In his analysis of the film, Roberto Curti heavily criticized it, noting that "the story is stretched beyond belief" and that "the budget is so poor that Terror In Rome could well pass for a Turkish movie", and eventually complaining that "the film is so badly written and directed that it is hard to believe it came from such an experienced filmmaker as Grieco and a renowned writer as Felisatti."^[1]^[3]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Curti 2013, p. 199.
^ Antonio Bruschini, Antonio Tentori (1998). Città violente: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Tarab, 1998. ISBN 8886675526.
^ ^a ^b Curti 2013, p. 200.

Sources

Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

Terror in Rome at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTECurti2013199-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Curti 2013, p. 199.

[2] Antonio Bruschini, Antonio Tentori (1998). Città violente: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Tarab, 1998. ISBN 8886675526.

[FOOTNOTECurti2013200-3] Curti 2013, p. 200.

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