Black Turin Explained

Black Turin
Director:	Carlo Lizzani
Producer:	Dino De Laurentiis
Screenplay:	Nicola Badalucco Luciano Vincenzoni
Story:	Nicola Badalucco Luciano Vincenzoni
Starring:	Nicola Di Bari Bud Spencer Andrea Balestri Domenico Santoro
Music:	Gianfranco Reverberi Giampiero Reverberi Nicola Di Bari
Cinematography:	Pasqualino De Santis
Editing:	Franco Fraticelli
Production Companies:	Dino De Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company Trianon Productions
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:	105 minutes
Country:	Italy France
Language:	Italian French
Budget:	$810,000^[1]
Gross:	₤858.820 million

Black Turin (Italian: Torino nera) is a 1972 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani.^[2] The film received mixed reviews, but was commercially successful.^[3]

Cast

• Bud Spencer: Rosario Rao
• Françoise Fabian: Lucia Rao
• Marcel Bozzuffi: Fridda
• Guido Leontini: Trotta
• Vittorio Duse: Camarata
• Nicola Di Bari: Mancuso
• Andrea Balestri: Raffaele Rao
• Domenico Santoro: Mino Rao
• Saro Urzì: Jaco
• Gigi Ballista: Marinotti
• Maria Baxa: Nascarella

Release

Black Turin was released in Italy as Torino nera on 25 September 1972 where it was distributed by MGM. The film grossed a total of 858,820,000 Italian lire domestically. It was released in Paris on 28 November 1973 under the title La vengeance du sicilien.

Notes

References

• Book: Curti , Roberto . Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980 . McFarland . 978-0786469765 . 2013 .

Notes and References

1. Variety. May 23, 1973. 5. Tailoring To 'Parochial' Marts. May 10, 2024. Internet Archive.
2. Book: Vittorio Giacci. Carlo Lizzani. Il Castoro, 2009. 113–114.
3. Book: Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. 162–163.