''Bloody Payroll'' () is a 1976 Italian noir-

poliziotteschi ''Poliziotteschi'' (; : ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''I ...

crime film written and directed by

Mario Caiano Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer, art director and second unit director. Career Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wr ...

. Author Roberto Curti described the film as more of a

film noir Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of Ameri ...

than a ''

poliziottesco ''Poliziotteschi'' (; : ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''I ...

''.

Cast

Claudio Cassinelli Claudio Cassinelli (13 September 1938 – 13 July 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Bologna to Giuseppina Tafani and Antonio Cassinelli, a well known opera singer, he had two sisters, Paola Cr ...

as Raul Montalbani, aka "The Cat" *

Silvia Dionisio Silvia Dionisio (born 28 September 1951) is an Italian actress who appeared in several movies in the 1970s. Life and career Born in Rome, Dionisio made her acting debut when she was only 14 years old in John Schlesinger's '' Darling''. The f ...

as Layla *

John Steiner John Steiner (7 January 1941 – 31 July 2022) was an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed on-stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but was best known to audiences for his roles ...

as Fausto *

Vittorio Mezzogiorno Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an Italian actor. Biography Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the th ...

as Walter *

Elio Zamuto Elio Mazzamuto (born 1 May 1941), known professionally as Elio Zamuto, is an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Syracuse, Sicily, Zamuto started his career in the mid-1960s, and had a prolific career between television and ...

as Police Commissioner Foschi *

Biagio Pelligra Biagio Pelligra (born 24 June 1937, in Comiso) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Comiso, Province of Ragusa, Pelligra started his acting career in the second half of the sixties, and after several minor rol ...

as Tropea *

Salvatore Puntillo Salvatore Puntillo (27 July 1935 – 14 July 2024) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Rende, in the province of Cosenza, Puntillo left his law studies to enroll at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammati ...

as Inspector Tucci

Release

''Bloody Payroll'' was shown in Italy on March 5, 1976. It grossed a total of 1,015,886,510

Italian lire The lira ( , ; : lire, , ) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually fo ...

. The score of the film is credited to Pulsar Music Ltd. It is a funk styled score performed by pianist

Enrico Pieranunzi Enrico Pieranunzi (born 5 December 1949) is an Italian jazz pianist. He combines classical technique with jazz. Biography The son of Renata Brillantini and Alvaro Pieranunzi, Enrico Pieranunzi was encouraged to study music at a young age. Hi ...

and guitarist Silvano Chimenti.

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* 1976 films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Caiano Italian crime films 1976 crime films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub

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