Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

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2012,

2h 17m,

Documentary/

Action/

Crime/

Drama

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4 Reviews

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70%

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4 Reviews

70%

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Filmmaker Mike Malloy examines the violent Italian poliziotteschi cinematic movement of the 1970s, which addresses issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism.

Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

a rambunctious, often hilarious trawl through the archives, told with much good humour, but also with careful contextualisation and genuine cultural as well as critical analysis.

Aug 31, 2012

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Malloy's film works for hardcore fans, but also should function as a taster for novices; there's enough tantalising clips and stories to spark interest in the toughest genre of films ever made.

Rated: 4/5 •

May 23, 2021

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Roger Smith

FILMINK (Australia)

At times, it does become slightly episodic in its treatment, but at the same time successfully contextualises this all but forgotten period of Italian film history.

Apr 24, 2015

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Shaun Munro

What Culture

This is a scholarly assessment of the cult genre, but also a neat, passionate and informed one.

Rated: 3.5/5 •

Aug 26, 2012

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Audience Member

Eurocrime is a fantastic documentary that takes you through the history from spaghetti westerns to the crazed gangster films in Italy. The methods the italians used to direct and how the mob had influence on some shoots is fascinating. With the run time of 2hr 17mins, it could've been trimmed down.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

I knew nothing about this genre of films, but after watching this I really want to watch them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Mike Malloy

Director

Aaron Stielstra

Narrator

Mike Malloy

Screenwriter

Lee Franceschi

Executive Producer

Patrick Malloy

Executive Producer

Scott Overstreet

Executive Producer

Synopsis

Filmmaker Mike Malloy examines the violent Italian poliziotteschi cinematic movement of the 1970s, which addresses issues like the Sicilian Mafia and red terrorism.

Director: Mike Malloy
Producer: Mike Malloy, Michael A. Martinez, Kier-La Janisse
Screenwriter: Mike Malloy
Production Co: Subgenre Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2017
Runtime: 2h 17m

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