Circuito chiuso

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Circuito chiuso (1978 / Italy, Director: Giuliano Montaldo) is a made for TV murder mystery featuring scenes from real spaghetti westerns as well as western scenes filmed specifically for it.

Synopsis

In this giallo, cinema patrons are shot dead during a screening of a Giuliano Gemma western.

Credits

  • Cast: Flavio Bucci, Aurore Clément, Tony Kendall, Ettore Manni, Brizio Montinaro, Loris Bazzocchi, Giuliano Gemma, William Berger, Luciano Catenacci, Sergio Doria, Gennarino Pappagalli, Franco Balducci, Luciano Rossi, Giorgio Cerioni, Pia Attanasio
  • Director: Giuliano Montaldo
  • Screenplay: Nicola Badalucco, Mario Gallo, Giuliano Montaldo
  • Story: Nicola Badalucco, Mario Gallo
  • Producer: Mario Gallo
  • Cinematographer: Giuseppe Pinori
  • Editor: Olga Pedrini
  • Music: Egisto Macchi

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Trivia

In addition to scenes shot specifically for this movie with Giuliano Gemma and William Berger, some footage used in the film is from ...e per tetto un cielo di stelle with Giuliano Gemma, the locandina shown in the movie is from I giorni dell'ira.
After the film's critical success, RAI originally wanted to screen the movie in theaters but this ultimately did not happen.

Versions and runtimes

88mins, 105min (TV, Germany, PAL)

Release Dates

February 1978 (RAI), August 12, 1980 (West Germany, ZDF), 1981 (Austria, ORF)

Even though it was made by and for RAI, it was screened at the 28th Berlin Film Festival (February 1978), Sergio Leone was part of the Jury that year. Other theatrical releases were November 15, 1979 (Argentina), February 24, 1979 (Sweden), August 1980 (Hungary) - these details TBC - and in Portugal.

Filming locations

Cine Teatro Orione (Rome)

Production and business

Production company: Filmalpha. Distributed by RAI

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