Jump to content

Dirty Weekend (1973 film)

Dirty Weekend
Film poster
Directed byDino Risi
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ruggero Maccari
  • Dino Risi
  • Bernardino Zapponi[1]
Produced byCarlo Ponti
Starring
CinematographyLuciano Tovoli[1]
Edited byAlberto Gallitti[1]
Music byCarlo Rustichelli[1]
Production
companies
  • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
  • Les Films Concordia[2]
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer[3]
Release dates
  • 8 March 1973 (1973-03-08) (Italy)
  • 2 October 1974 (1974-10-02) (Paris)
Running time
113 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[2]
Budget$1.4 million[4]
Box officeItalian lira 303.187 million

Dirty Weekend (Italian: Mordi e fuggi) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.[5] Described by Roberto Curti as a road movie and crime film, Dirty Weekend addresses the topic of terrorism and violence.[1]

Cast

Release

Dirty Weekend was released theatrically in Italy where it was distributed by Cineriz.[2] The film grossed a total of 303.187 million Italian lira on its release.[2] The film was later shown in Paris on 2 October 1974 under the title Rapt a l'italienne with a 100-minute running time.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Curti 2013, p. 80.
  2. ^ a b c d e Curti 2013, p. 81.
  3. ^ "Mordi e fuggi (1973)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Tailoring To 'Parochial' Marts". Variety. 23 May 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "NY Times: Dirty Weekend". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

Bibliography


See what we do next...

OR

By submitting your email or phone number, you're giving mschf permission to send you email and/or recurring marketing texts. Data rates may apply. Text stop to cancel, help for help.

Success: You're subscribed now !