''Night of Violence'' ( it, Le notti della violenza) is a 1965 Italian film directed by

Roberto Mauri Roberto Mauri (born 1924) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He d ...

and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as ''Call Girls 66''. It was released later in Italy heavily edited and with some re-dubbed dialogue.

Premise

The police strive to catch a masked serial killer who focuses on women.

Cast

Production

''Night of Violence'' was developed under the name ''L'uomo venuto da Hiroshima''.

Release and reception

''Night of Violence'' was initially banned in Italy for obscenity due to the amount of female nudity in the film. It was eventually released in France under the title ''Call Girls 66'' in 1965 and released months later in 1966 in Italy under the title ''Le notti della violenza''. The theatrical released had many cuts and some re-dubbed dialogue. It received a brief release in Milan in 1967, where it had a brief review in '' Corriere della Sera'' who described it as a "crude ''

fumetto Photo comics are a form of sequential storytelling that uses photographs rather than illustrations for the images, along with the usual comics conventions of narrative text and word balloons containing dialogue. They are sometimes referred to ...

''."

References

Sources

* *

External links

* 1965 films Giallo films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s crime thriller films Films directed by Roberto Mauri Films with screenplays by Edoardo Mulargia 1960s Italian films {{crime-thriller-film-stub