Revolver (1973 film)

Revolver
Italian film poster
Directed by	Sergio Sollima
Screenplay by	Arduino Maiuri Massimo De Rita Sergio Sollima[1]
Story by	Arduino Maiuri Massimo De Rita Sergio Sollima[1]
Produced by	Ugo Santalucia[1]
Starring	Oliver Reed Fabio Testi Agostina Belli Paola Pitagora Frédéric de Pasquale Marc Mazza Bernard Giraudeau Daniel Beretta
Cinematography	Aldo Scavarda[1]
Edited by	Sergio Montanari[1]
Music by	Ennio Morricone[1]
Production companies	Mega Film Societe Nouvelle de Cinematographie Dieter Gessler Film Produktion[1]
Distributed by	Panta
Release date	September 27, 1973 (1973-09-27) (Italy)
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy West Germany France[1]
Box office	₤477.374 million

Revolver (also titled Blood in the Streets and In the Name of Love) is a poliziottesco film directed by Sergio Sollima and released in 1973. It stars Oliver Reed and Fabio Testi. The film's theme, "Un Amico", was scored by Ennio Morricone and was also featured in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds.

Plot[]

An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.

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Revolver was released in Italy on September 27, 1973 where it was distributed theatrically by Panta.^[1] The film grossed 477,374,000 Italian lire in Italy.^[1]

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• Revolver at IMDb

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