Years of Lead: Five Classic Italian Crime Thrillers 19731977 (Blu-ray)

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The 1970s were a time of intense uncertainty and instability in Italy. Political corruption and widespread acts of left and right-wing terrorism, alongside a breakdown in social cohesion and a loss of trust in public institutions such as the government and police, created a febrile atmosphere of cynicism, paranoia and unexploded rage. Throughout this period, these sentiments found expression in a series of brutal, often morally ambiguous crime thrillers which tapped into the atmosphere of violence and instability that defined the so-called Years of Lead.This box set gathers five films from the heyday of the poliziotteschi the umbrella term used to describe this diverse body of films. In Vittorio Salernos Savage Three (1975) and Mario Imperolis Like Rabid Dogs (1976), random acts of violence committed by vicious young sociopaths threaten the fragile fabric of respectable society. In Massimo Dallamanos Colt 38 Special Squad (1976) and Stelvio Massis Highway Racer (1977), renegade cops b

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Format Blu-ray
Release Date Jun 22, 2021
Genre Crime, Thriller
Actors Joe Dallesandro, Enrico Maria Salerno, Cesare Barro, Annarita Grapputo, Jean-Pierre Sabagh, Ivan Rassimov, Marcel Bozzuffi, Maurizio Merli, Angelo Infanti, Enzo Cerusico, Riccardo Cucciolla, Martine Brochard
Director Vittorio Salerno / Mario Imperoli / Massimo Dallamano / Stelvio Massi
Language Italian
Sub Titles English
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