Season For Assassins 1975

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Season For Assassins

As a gang of youths terrorizes a city, the weary chief of police finds himself caught between the citizens who cry for blood and a catholic priest who believes the boys will respond to kindness.

As a gang of youths terrorizes a city, the weary chief of police finds himself caught between the citizens who cry for blood and a catholic priest who believes the boys will respond to kindness.

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... Pierro Giaranaldi

... Commissioner Katroni

... Rossana

... Father Eugenio

... Policeman

... Sandra

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15 Jul 2023 by Charles Tatum

Joe Dallesandro and his gang of annoying juvenile delinquents take on police commissioner Martin Balsam and his understaffed police force. Bored, yet? Pierro (Joe Dallesandro) is a real sociopath. He has a former hooker wife and a sick baby at home, but he is always hanging out with his gang of ne'er-do-wells. The gang participates in random acts of violence, and the occasional small-time burglary for the local crime lord. Sure, we all want something out of life, and Pierro has dreams. Giant, illegal dreams. He wants to score a big-time burglary for the local crime lord. The police commissioner's (Martin Balsam) hands are tied when it comes to the gang, he seems to find an excuse to let a gang member go on the flimsiest of technicalities. There are two people trying to change Pierro for the better. Father Eugenio (Rossano Brazzi) takes care of Pierro's father in an asylum, and admonishes the vile gang of hoodlums with stern looks, quick forgiveness, and rousing games of checkers. Shy virgin Sandra (Cinzia Mambretti) is intrigued by Pierro, and falls in love with him. The gang's rather clever burgling of an apartment gets them a job robbing a jewelry store owner. The police are there, tipped off, and one gang member is shot. The rest of the gang escapes, since the film makes it obvious that the Italian police are the world's worst pursuers. Pierro's life begins to unravel when Father Eugenio is attacked by the gang, Pierro's wife starts selling herself on the street corner, Sandra is pregos, and Pierro decides to kill whomever squealed info to the police, all while Balsam sulks in his office and yells at underlings. I am no lawyer, or cop, but I would imagine the Rome police are more equipped at handling crime than this film would have you believe. The gang assaults, rapes, kills, and pees in public, but the only time the police show up involves cop cars careening down embankments, smashing into parked vehicles, and radioing HQ that "we lost them." Is Pierro our hero? The majority of the film dwells on his degenerate life, making me wonder why the screenwriters found him so fascinating. Balsam's commissioner is a frustration. We don't want a dirty cop fabricating evidence to hold a suspected criminal, but the police commissioner plays catch-and-release so often you would expect fishing licenses to be involved. The action scenes are grinding, no one has filmed a really good chase scene involving tiny, harmless European cars except for the makers of "The Italian Job." The film was shot in Italian and dubbed into English, which explains many a failed scene due to bad translation (the HAM radio scene with French language and Italian subtitles) and the nonsensical English name of the film (what assassins?).

Producers:

Roberto Ornaro

Release Date:

Dec 27, 1975 (Italy)

Run Time:

1hr 42`

MMPA Rating:

Original Language:

Italian

Production Countries:

Italy

Status:

Released

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15 Jul 2023 by Charles Tatum

Joe Dallesandro and his gang of annoying juvenile delinquents take on police commissioner Martin Balsam and his understaffed police force. Bored, yet? Pierro (Joe Dallesandro) is a real sociopath. He has a former hooker wife and a sick baby at home, but he is always hanging out with his gang of ne'er-do-wells. The gang participates in random acts of violence, and the occasional small-time burglary for the local crime lord. Sure, we all want something out of life, and Pierro has dreams. Giant, illegal dreams. He wants to score a big-time burglary for the local crime lord. The police commissioner's (Martin Balsam) hands are tied when it comes to the gang, he seems to find an excuse to let a gang member go on the flimsiest of technicalities. There are two people trying to change Pierro for the better. Father Eugenio (Rossano Brazzi) takes care of Pierro's father in an asylum, and admonishes the vile gang of hoodlums with stern looks, quick forgiveness, and rousing games of checkers. Shy virgin Sandra (Cinzia Mambretti) is intrigued by Pierro, and falls in love with him. The gang's rather clever burgling of an apartment gets them a job robbing a jewelry store owner. The police are there, tipped off, and one gang member is shot. The rest of the gang escapes, since the film makes it obvious that the Italian police are the world's worst pursuers. Pierro's life begins to unravel when Father Eugenio is attacked by the gang, Pierro's wife starts selling herself on the street corner, Sandra is pregos, and Pierro decides to kill whomever squealed info to the police, all while Balsam sulks in his office and yells at underlings. I am no lawyer, or cop, but I would imagine the Rome police are more equipped at handling crime than this film would have you believe. The gang assaults, rapes, kills, and pees in public, but the only time the police show up involves cop cars careening down embankments, smashing into parked vehicles, and radioing HQ that "we lost them." Is Pierro our hero? The majority of the film dwells on his degenerate life, making me wonder why the screenwriters found him so fascinating. Balsam's commissioner is a frustration. We don't want a dirty cop fabricating evidence to hold a suspected criminal, but the police commissioner plays catch-and-release so often you would expect fishing licenses to be involved. The action scenes are grinding, no one has filmed a really good chase scene involving tiny, harmless European cars except for the makers of "The Italian Job." The film was shot in Italian and dubbed into English, which explains many a failed scene due to bad translation (the HAM radio scene with French language and Italian subtitles) and the nonsensical English name of the film (what assassins?).

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Season For Assassins - Season For Assassins

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... Director

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... Pierro Giaranaldi

... Commissioner Katroni

... Rossana

... Father Eugenio

... Policeman

... Sandra

... Angelo

... Nervous Youngster at car repair garage

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... Accounting Supervisor

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