Bloody Payroll

Bloody Payroll (Italian: Milano violenta) is a 1976 Italian noir-poliziotteschi crime film written and directed by Mario Caiano.^[2] Author Roberto Curti described the film as more of a film noir than a poliziottesco.^[1]

Bloody Payroll
Italian film poster for Bloody Payroll
Directed by	Mario Caiano
Screenplay by	Mario Caiano
Story by	Mario Caiano[1]
Produced by	Renato Angiolini[1]
Starring	Claudio Cassinelli Silvia Dionisio Elio Zamuto Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Cinematography	Pier Luigi Santi[2]
Edited by	Renato Cinquini[2]
Music by	Pulsar Music Ltd.
Production company	Jarama Film[1]
Release date	March 5, 1976 (1976-03-05) (Italy)
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤1.015 billion

Cast

• Claudio Cassinelli as Raul Montalbani, aka "The Cat"
• Silvia Dionisio as Layla
• John Steiner as Fausto
• Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Walter
• Elio Zamuto as Police Commissioner Foschi
• Biagio Pelligra as Tropea
• Salvatore Puntillo 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.^[1]

The score of the film is credited to Pulsar Music Ltd. It is a funk styled score performed by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and guitarist Silvano Chimenti.^[1]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1976

Notes

1. Curti 2013, p. 162.
2. Curti 2013, p. 161.

References

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

• Bloody Payroll at IMDb