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Italian

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written and directed by Vittorio Salerno.

Plot

Set in

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in the mid-1970s, Ovidio Mainardi is by all appearances a quiet clerk in a large computer company. The monotony of the work and the existential loneliness of his marriage push Ovidio, along with two other friends, to embark upon a cynical and sadistic spree of violence.

Cast

Enrico Maria Salerno Enrico Maria Salerno (September 18, 1926 – February 28, 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He was also the voice of Clint Eastwood in the Italian version of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy films, and the voice of Ch ...

: Inspector Santagà *

Joe Dallesandro Joseph Angelo D'Allesandro III (born December 31, 1948) is an American actor and Warhol superstar. Having also crossed over into mainstream roles such as mobster Lucky Luciano in the film ''The Cotton Club (film), The Cotton Club'', Dallesandro ...

: Ovidio Mainardi *

Martine Brochard Martine Brochard (born 2 April 1944) is a French actress and writer. Life and career Born in Paris, Brochard debuted in 1968 in a minor role in François Truffaut's '' Baisers volés''. In 1970, she moved to Italy, where she became a minor s ...

: Alba * Gianfranco De Grassi: Giacomo Boatta * Guido De Carli: Pepe *

Carmen Scarpitta Carmen Scarpitta (26 May 1933 – 26 April 2008) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1960 and 2001. Scarpitta was born in Hollywood, California. She debuted on stage in 1960 in Alessandro Manzoni's ''Adel ...

: Raped Woman *

Enzo Garinei Enzo Garinei (4 May 1926 – 25 August 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom ''The Jeff ...

: Director of the Research Centre *

Sal Borghese Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937, in Rome) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a s ...

: Keeper

Release

The film was released in

on September 20, 1975

References

External links

* 1970s Italian-language films Poliziotteschi films 1975 crime drama films Films set in Turin Titanus films Films with screenplays by Ernesto Gastaldi 1975 films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-drama-film-stub