A better than average Italian crime thriller for two reasons: firstly the story happens during one day, which creates dramatic tension, and secondly there aren’t too many characters to follow.
Also the motivations for the protagonists are carefully construed from social and psychological issues such as poverty and masculinity.
Apart from all this the film still delivers on the level usually expected from Italian seventies genre films: lots of unnecessary violence, often sexual, and nudity too.
Directed by Luigi Petrini
Starring Mario Cutini, Mario Marati
Paolo and Joe are two misguided young men who decide to commit every sort of criminal act within one single day. The day starts with the brutal rape and murder of a woman and ends with the two guys terrorizing and humiliating the clients of a restaurant. One of the music themes from A MAN CALLED MAGNUM can be heard during the car chase sequence. Also known as OPERAZIONE KAPPA: SPARATE A VISTA in Italy, this is undeniably one of the strongest entries in the Italo-Crime genre and frequently enters exploitation territory with its intense sleazy situations.
AKA Day of Violence
