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Bloody Friday (film)

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Bloody Friday
German film poster
GermanBlutiger Freitag
Directed byRolf Olsen
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Valeria Bonamano
  • Rolf Olsen
  • Fernando Di Leo[1]
Starring
CinematographyFranz X. Lederle[1]
Edited byAmedeo Giomini
Eva Zeyn[1]
Music byFrancesco De Masi[1]
Production
companies
Lisa Film
Cineproduzioni Daunia 70[1]
Distributed byGloria Film (Germany)
Alpherat (Italy)[2]
Release dates
  • 8 May 1972 (1972-05-08) (West Germany)
  • 6 February 1973 (1973-02-06) (Italy)
Running time
97 minutes[2]
CountriesWest Germany
Italy[1]

Bloody Friday (German: Blutiger Freitag) is a 1972 crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August, and Gianni Macchia.[3]

It was shot on location in Munich and other parts of Bavaria.[citation needed]

Plot

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After escaping from a courtroom during his trial, a major criminal plans the biggest bank robbery ever to have taken place in the country.

Main cast

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Production

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Fernando Di Leo revised the screenplay of the film and is uncredited in the film's credits.[1]

Release

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Bloody Friday was released in West Germany where it was distributed by Gloria Film on 8 May 1972.[2] It was distributed in Italy by Alpherat on 6 February 1973 under the title Violenza contro violenza.[1] The film grossed 135,195,000 Italian lire on its theatrical release in Italy.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 51–52. ISBN 0786469765.
  2. ^ a b c "Blutiger Freitag" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ Mayer, Geoffrey (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-8108-6769-7.
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