''Loaded Guns'' () is a

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Italian crime film written and directed by Fernando di Leo and starring Ursula Andress.

Plot

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finds herself in the middle of fighting between rival gangs in

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Cast

* Ursula Andress as Nora Green *

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as Silvera * Marc Porel as Manuel * Isabella Biagini as Rosy *

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as Commissario Calogero *

Aldo Giuffrè Aldo Giuffrè (10 April 1924 – 26 June 2010) was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was the brother of actor Carlo Giuffrè. He is known for his roles in '' The Four Days of Naples'', ...

as Don Calò *Carla Brait as Carmen *

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as Padre Best

Production

Initially, Ursula Andress' character was written as a bisexual woman, which was dropped when director Fernando di Leo felt it was "too risky for the audience" and that "people didn't even have the term 'bisexual' in their vocabulary at that time ..No one knew its meaning." ''Loaded Guns'' was filmed at Dear Studios in Rome and on location in

Style

''Loaded Guns'' was an attempt to blend the crime film and comedy. Rather than being a parody, di Leo examined a serious plot involving a hostess who gets involved in a gang war.

Release

''Loaded Guns'' was released theatrically in Italy on 18 January 1975 where it was distributed by Alpherat. The film grossed 699.455 million

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on its theatrical run in Italy. The film was released by Raro on DVD in Italy.

Reception

From a retrospective review, Italian film critic and historian Roberto Curti stated that the film was a "failed experiment" noting that most of the films gags are not funny and that the film had a confused plot.

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* Films scored by Luis Bacalov 1975 films 1975 action films Italian crime films Films set in Naples 1970s Italian films {{1970s-action-film-stub