''Street People'' ( it, Gli esecutori, also known as ''The Executors'' and ''The Sicilian Cross'') is an Italian

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directed in 1976 by

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. It was written, among others, by the ''

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'' 's screenwriter,

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. It was released in United States by

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Cast

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as Ulysses *

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as Charlie Hanson *

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as Salvatore Francesco *

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as Nicoletta *

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as Continenza * Loretta Persichetti as Hannah *

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as Pano *

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as Pete *

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as Bishop Lopetri *

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as Salvatore's girlfriend

Production

''Street People'' was filmed at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in San Francisco and

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Release

''Street People'' was released theatrically in Italy on 30 March 1976 where it was distributed by Agora Cinematografica. It grossed a total of 458,098,620 Italian lire on its theatrical release.

Reception

The ''

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s film critic Jim Moorehead wrote: "The problem

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is that the story line makes very little sense. Same is true with the editing. Ditto the dialog".

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* * 1976 films 1970s crime action films 1970s buddy films Italian crime action films Italian buddy films Mafia films Films directed by Maurizio Lucidi Films set in the United States Films set in San Francisco Films scored by Luis Bacalov English-language Italian films 1970s English-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub