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Tag Archives: Gian Maria Volonté
The Abyss (1988) André Delvaux, Gian Maria Volontè, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe
In the sixteenth century, Spain occupies Flanders, an Inquisition enforces the faith. Read More »
For A Few Dollars More (1965) Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè
Monco is a bounty killer chasing El Indio and his gang. During his hunting, he meets Col. Douglas Mortimer, another bounty killer Read More »
A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volontè, Marianne Koch
An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo’s. Read More »
Svegliati e Uccidi / Wake Up and Die (1966) Carlo Lizzani, Robert Hoffmann, Gian Maria Volontè, Claudio Camaso, Crime, Drama
Robert Hoffman is Luciano Lutring, a small time jewelry thief who, despite his hot temper, can’t seem to get caught. Read More »
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983) Claude Goretta, Gian Maria Volontè, Magali Noël, Heinz Bennent, Drama
A TV journalist and his assistant come to interview a sociologist whose books deal with world hunger Read More »
Quién sabe / A Bullet for the General (1967) Damiano Damiani, Gian Maria Volontè, Klaus Kinski, Martine Beswick, Western
El Chuncho’s bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias’ revolutionaries. Read More »
Io Ho Paura / I Am Afraid (1977) Damiano Damiani, Gian Maria Volontè, Erland Josephson, Mario Adorf, Crime, Drama, Thriller
During a wave of political violence in Italy, a policeman who’s already survived an assassination is assigned to act as a bodyguard to a morally upright judge. Read More »
A Ciascuno Il Suo / We Still Kill The Old Way (1967) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sicilia, late ’60s. Two men are killed during a hunting party. The hurried inquiry indicates that it was a killing made for ‘honor’ reasons. Read More »
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli / Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) Francesco Rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Drama
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Read More »
Porte aperte / Open Doors (1990) Gianni Amelio, Gian Maria Volonté, Ennio Fantastichini, Renato Carpentieri, Drama
Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he killed his superior who sacked him, he kills the man who replaced him, and he kills his own wife. Read More »
Todo modo (1976) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato, Drama
Party leader and power broker Aldo Moro, holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes Read More »
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion / Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Crime, Drama
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
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Summit (1968) Giorgio Bontempi, Gian Maria Volontè, Mireille Darc, Olga Georges-Picot, Drama
In the late 60s of the twentieth century, a wave of revolutionary sentiments spread across Europe. Read More »
Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina / Slap the Monster on Page One (1972) Marco Bellocchio, Gian Maria Volontè, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Drama, Thriller
1972, Milano. We are just a few days before the general elections. The daughter of a well-known professor is found dead. Mr Bizanti editor in chief of newspaper “Il Giornale”, in agreement with its owner Mr. Montelli, decides to charge of following the story the junior Roveda and the senior Lauri. At one point, some elements indicates senator Boni as a possible murderer. All the “old guard” within “Il Giornale” drives articles in order to underline responsibilities of senator Boni. But young Roveda doesn’t surrender and continues to search for the truth.
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