''Dirty Weekend'' () is a 1973 Italian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...

. Described by Roberto Curti as a road movie and crime film, ''Dirty Weekend'' addresses the topic of terrorism and violence.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (26 September 1924Come da lui stesso dichiarato a 1'10" dquesta intervista/ref> – 19 December 1996) was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20t ...

as Giulio Borsi *

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor, known for his upper-middle class, macho image and his heavy-drinking, "hellraiser" lifestyle. His screen career spanned over 40 years, between 1955 and 1999. At the ...

as Fabrizo * Carole André as Danda *

Lionel Stander Lionel Jay Stander (January 11, 1908 – November 30, 1994) was an American actor, activist, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He had an extensive career in theatre, film, radio, and television that spanned nearly 70 years, ...

as General * Bruno Cirino as Raoul * Nicoletta Machiavelli as Sylva * Gianni Agus as Sergio * Marcello Mando as Police Commissioner Spallone *

Renzo Marignano Renzo Marignano (26 March 1923 – 25 November 1987), sometimes credited as Renzo Marignani, was an Italian actor and film director. Born in Genoa, after World War II Marignano was one of the founders of ''Cimofilm'', a production company specia ...

as Franco * Barbara Pilavin as Norma

Release

''Dirty Weekend'' was released theatrically in Italy where it was distributed by

Cineriz ''Cineriz'' was an Italian Filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company, founded in 1956 by the businessman Angelo Rizzoli. The company produced and/or distributed films by Federico Fellini, Gillo Pontecorvo, Luchino Vi ...

. The film grossed a total of 303.187 million

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

on its release. The film was later shown in Paris on 2 October 1974 under the title ''Rapt a l'italienne'' with a 100-minute running time.

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* 1973 films 1973 comedy films 1970s Italian-language films French comedy films Films directed by Dino Risi Commedia all'italiana Films produced by Carlo Ponti Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari 1970s Italian films 1970s French films Years of Lead (Italy) films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub