At a local cinema, during a Spaghetti Western's climactic duel, a bullet is fired into a patron. The police are left with a theater full of suspects.

THE NORTH AMERICAN HOME VIDEO PREMIERE

Following the international hits GRAND SLAM and MACHINE GUN McCAIN, director Giuliano Montaldo set his sights on a different kind of project, a feature for RAI-TV that remains one of the most unique and criminally underseen thrillers of the '70s: At the local cinema, an audience watches a Spaghetti Western matinee. During the film's on-screen climactic duel, a bullet is fired into a patron. With no leads and a theater full of suspects, police investigators lock the doors, put everyone back in their seats and run the movie again. But will this shot in the dark reveal the real killer? Flavio Bucci (SUSPIRIA), Tony Kendall (THE LORELEY'S GRASP) and Giuliano Gemma (TENEBRE) co-star in this 'original, intelligent and spooky' (Ninja Dixon) shocker written by Oscar® nominee Nicola Badalucco (THE DAMNED), now scanned in 2K from RAI-TV vault film elements with Special Features that include one of the final interviews with Guiliano Montaldo.

Special Features

Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women

Audio Commentary With Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson And Howard Berger

Murder At The Matinee - Interview With Director Giuliano Montaldo

Il Sociologo - Video Essay By Film Historian Kat Ellinger On Actor Flavio Bucci

Re-Release Trailer By Jake West

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Introduction By Kier-La Janisse, Author Of House Of Psychotic Women
• Audio Commentary With Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson And Howard Berger
• Murder At The Matinee - Interview With Director Giuliano Montaldo
• Il Sociologo - Video Essay By Film Historian Kat Ellinger On Actor Flavio Bucci
• Re-Release Trailer By Jake West

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Giovanni Di Benedetto as Grandfather
•       Umberto Gradi as Child
•       Elisabetta Virgili as Teenager
•       Mattia Sbragia as Teenager
•       Aurore Clément as Young Woman
•       Giorgio Cerioni as Tough
•       Franco Balducci as Aldo Capocci
•       Guerrino Crivello as Little Guy
•       Alfredo Pea as Apprentice
•       Gabriele Tozzi as Ticket Collector
•       Angela Serraino as Blonde Woman
•       Loris Bazzocchi as Undercover Cop
•       Maria Pia Attanasio as Old Woman
•       Micaela Pignatelli as Chaperone
•       Laura D'Angelo as Masked Criminal in Advertisement
•       Agla Marsili as Cashier
•       Franco Mazzieri as Bartender
•       Enzo Spitaleri as Tall, Lonely Man
•       Attilio Duse as Cinema Director
•       Annabella Andreoli as Audience Member
•       Flavio Bucci as Sociologist
•       Antonio Bonifacio as Young Brown-Haired Man
•       Luciano Rossi as Assistant Projectionist
•       Luigi Uzzo as Smoker
•       Giuliano Gemma as First Gunfighter
•       Sergio Doria as Young Man
•       Tony Kendall as Roberto Vinci
•       Mario Cecchi as Man in Gray
•       Marzio Honorato as Manager
•       William Berger as Second Gunfighter
•       Gino Usai as Police Officer
•       Brizio Montinaro as Police Commissioner
•       Gianni Ottaviani as Magistrate
•       Michela Martini as Crowd Controller
•       Dina Sassoli as Landlady
•       Luciano Catenacci as Vice Official
•       Pino Lorin as Journalist
•       Renata Ranieri as Journalist
•       Conchita Airoldi as Journalist
•       Gennarino Pappagalli as Colonel Luciferi
•       Ettore Manni as Official
•       Bruno Di Geronimo as Producer
•       Irene Bignardi as Interviewer
•       Paolo Passanisi as Young Woman's Husband

Director: Giuliano Montaldo

Producer: Mario Gallo

Producer: Enzo Giulioli

Producers: Mario Gallo

Producers: Enzo Giulioli

Additional Details

Label: Severin Films

Genre: Drama

Language: Italian

Run Time: 107 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/26/24

UPC: 760137144083