Bloody Friday (film) explained

Bloody Friday
Native Name:
Music:	Francesco De Masi
Cinematography:	Franz X. Lederle
Editing:	Amedeo Giomini Eva Zeyn
Studio:	Lisa Film Cineproduzioni Daunia 70
Distributor:	Gloria Film (Germany) Alpherat (Italy)^[1]
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	West Germany Italy

Bloody Friday (German: '''Blutiger Freitag''') is a 1972 crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August, and Gianni Macchia.^[2]

It was shot on location in Munich and other parts of Bavaria.

Plot

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

• Raimund Harmstorf as Heinz Klett
• Amadeus August as Christian Hofbauer
• Gianni Macchia as Luigi Belloni
• Christine Böhm as Heidi Hofbauer
• Ernst H. Hilbich as Ernst Pylobar
• Gila von Weitershausen as Marion Lotzmann
• Daniela Giordano as Dagmar Neuss
• Walter Buschhoff as Walter Lotzmann
• Renate Roland as Helga Radtke
• Horst Naumann as Dr. Mayer-Lippe
• Totò Mignone as Franz Muhl
• E. O. Fuhrmann as Prosecutor
• Ursula Erber as Irmgard Zukunft
• Werner Heyking as Dr. Eminger

Production

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

Release

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blutiger Freitag. Filmportal.de. 13 September 2021. de.
2. Book: Mayer, Geoffrey. Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press. Lanham, MD. 2012. 169. 978-0-8108-6769-7.