''Stateline Motel'' ( it, L'ultima chance, also known as ''Last Chance'', ''Motel of Fear'' and ''Last Chance for a Born Loser'') is a 1973 Italian
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Maurizio Lucidi.
It is based on the novel of the same name written by
Franco Enna
Franco Enna (1921-1990) was the best known pseudonym of Francesco Cannarozzo, an Italian writer. He was born in Castrogiovanni (now known as Enna), Sicily, on the 16 September 1921, the son of a police sergeant, and died at Lugano, Switzerland, o ...
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["Una storia di gioielli: L'ultima chance con Fabio Testi e la Andress". '']La Stampa
''La Stampa'' (meaning ''The Press'' in English) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin, Italy. It is distributed in Italy and other European nations. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy.
History and profile
The paper was fou ...
'' (260). 4 November 1973. p. 8.
Plot
Cast
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Eli Wallach as Joe
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Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...
as Michelle Nolton
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Fabio Testi as Floyd
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Barbara Bach as Emily
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Massimo Girotti as Fred Norton
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Howard Ross as Jack, the mechanic
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Carlo De Mejo
Carlo De Mejo (17 January 1945 – 18 December 2015) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, De Mejo was the eldest son of jazz composer Oscar De Mejo and actress Alida Valli. After a few minor roles, he had his breakout with the ...
as Albert
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Céline Lomez as Waitress
See also
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List of Italian films of 1973
References
External links
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1973 films
Films directed by Maurizio Lucidi
Films set in Canada
Films scored by Luis Bacalov
English-language Italian films
1970s English-language films
1970s Italian films
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