The dead pave his way

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Movie
German title The dead pave his way
Original title Pronto ad uccidere
Country of production Italy , Germany
original language Italian
Publishing year 1976
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Francesco Prosperi
script Peter Berling ,
Antonia Cucca ,
Claudio Fragasso ,
Alberto Marras
production Ingo Hermes
music Ubaldo Continiello ,
Ray Lovelock
camera Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
cut Amedeo Giomini
occupation

The dead pave their way is a Poliziottesco published in 1976 with Ray Lovelock , Elke Sommer and Martin Balsam in the leading roles by the director Francesco Prosperi . The alternative title is All on One Card .

action

Massimo Torlani is a young Roman policeman . Ever since his mother was shot to a cripple in a robbery, he has been seeking revenge. He is hired to work as an undercover agent . Torlani ambushes a jeweler and is arrested and has to assert himself in prison against fellow inmates. In a fight he can defeat the notorious jail thug Manolo. Torlani rises in the prison hierarchy and meets gang boss Giulianelli, who is planning to break out of prison. Bavoso had taken over the territory from Giulianelli. If there is an outbreak, Giulianelli and Torlani are able to escape from prison. Bavoso had learned of the breakout attempt and two killers were set on Giulianelli. Giulianelli is injured in a shootout, but Torlani manages to kill the two killers. In gratitude, Giulianelli accepts Torlani into his gang. Torlani can subsequently kill for Giulianelli Bavoso. Torlani wants to get to the backers of organized crime. Giulianelli takes Torlani to a mafia meeting in Genoa . Here Giulianelli meets with the godfather Perroni. Torlani realizes that the two criminals who crippled his mother belong to the Perroni gang. The Perroni secretary begins a relationship with Torlani. Giulianelli hires Torlani to bring a truck full of drugs from Marseille to Italy . While driving, Torlani is attacked several times by other gangsters. He manages to eliminate his opponents and bring the truck to the meeting point, where it should turn out that Perronis people want to ambush the truck. Perroni appears at the meeting point and wants to kill Torlani. His secretary shoots Perroni and then tells Torlani that she knows that he is an undercover agent. Torlani takes her to see Giulianelli in Sanremo . The drugs are loaded onto Giulianelli's yacht. After leaving the port, Giulianelli is arrested. Torlani drives to Perone's villa to get revenge on the two killers who crippled his mother. When he arrives, the men are already dead. Perroni's secretary escapes in a car.

useful information

  • The main actor Ray Lovelock sang the title song himself.
  • The film shows a game between AS Roma and Lazio Rome . During the game there were serious fanatic riots, some of which can be seen in the film.
  • The heavily shortened video version had a running time of just 71 minutes and was significantly shorter than the theatrical version. An uncut version was released on DVD (at New) in which the scenes not contained in the theatrical version were provided with subtitles.
  • In the 1977 film Gangbuster , entire sequences of dead people paving their way are used.

criticism

  • The lexicon of international films found: "A lurid mixture of gangster and police film, in which the policeman only differs from the criminal by the fact that he stands on the other side."
  • The film magazine Cinema wrote: “The obscure thriller, which has not been shown for a long time, is a highlight in the genre of Italian gangster films. Conclusion: Above average: tough and exciting. "
  • “Franco Prosperi's police film, which also uses motifs from a revenge movie, is a real gem. An extremely carefree and stylish genre film. "
  • Schnittberichte.com judged: "With" Pronto ad Uccidere "director Franco Prosperi created one of the best Italian gangster and police films of the 70s. Everything about this film is just right. Be it the wonderful actors, the score that may take some getting used to, but in retrospect the first-class score, or the perfectly choreographed action scenes "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The dead pave his way. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ Cinema.de [1]
  3. ↑ "The Terror is Directed - The Italian Gangster and Police Film" by Michael Cholewa and Karsten Thurau, p. 196, 2nd edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-931608-91-0
  4. ↑ Schnittberichte.com [2]