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1968 Italian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Days of Fire (Italian: Gangsters '70) is a 1968 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Mino Guerrini.[2][3][4]
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| Directed by | Mino Guerrini |
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| Produced by | Benito Pertaccini[1] |
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| Cinematography | Franco Delli Colli[1] |
| Edited by | Enzo Micarelli[1] |
| Music by | Egisto Macchi[1] |
Production company | Bema Film[1] |
| Distributed by | I.N.D.I.E.F. |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤83,977 million |
After being released from prison, elderly Destil plans a heist to secure a peaceful retirement. He forms a gang and attempts to steal a briefcase full of diamonds, but another group of criminals catches onto his plan.
Days of Fire was written by Fernando Di Leo under the title Elegia in un cimitero d'asfalto o Il sol nero (lit. 'Elegy in an Asphalt Cemetery or Black Sun)'.[1]
Days of Fire was distributed theatrically in Italy by I.N.D.I.E.F. on 30 April 1968.[1] The film grossed a total of 83,977,000 Italian lire domestically.[1] Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti stated that the movie was "unnoticed before critics and audiences alike".[5] Curti stated the film was not re-discovered until the late 1990s.[5]
The film has been released as Gangsters '70 and Days of Fire.[1] It was released in Canada on VHS by the UVI label in Italian.[1]
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