Un verano para matar (1972)

Director:

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi

Writers:

Sam X. Abarbanel (writer)
Reid Buckley (writer)

Release Date:

29 January 1973 (Sweden)

Genre:

Crime | Action

Tagline:

He can kill you standing still. Or at 200 M.P.H.

Plot:

A six-year-old boy witnesses mobsters beat his father to death. Twenty years later, the now-grown boy...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Violence | Past | Automobile | Murder

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christopher Mitchum	...	Ray Castor
Karl Malden	...	Captain John Kiley
Olivia Hussey	...	Tania Scarlotti
Claudine Auger	...	Michèle - Alfredi's Secretary
Gérard Barray	...	Tania's teacher
José Nieto
Gustavo Re
Raf Vallone	...	Lazaro Alfredi
Víctor Israel
Gérard Tichy	...	Alex
Ricardo Valle
Lorenzo Larjos
Umberto Raho
James Cooley

Also Known As:

Meurtres au soleil (France)
Ricatto alla mala (Italy)
Summertime Killer (USA)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Spain | France | Italy

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Company:

Isasi P.C.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

A young boy witnesses the murder of his father, years later he takes vengeance on the mobsters that killed him

A young boy witnesses the murder of his Father by vicious mobsters, 20 years pass the Kid now a young man (Christopher Mitchum) plots his one man vengeance trail on all those responsible for his Father's death. Hot on his heels is a hard boiled cop (Karl Malden) who has been hired by he Mob to stop the kid, who has already killed a fair few of the Mob, The Kid's ace in the hole, is when he kidnaps the daughter (Oliva Hussy) of the leader of the Mob (Raf Vallone)in order to lure him out to make him an easy target, However things get more complex for the Kid as the two young'ns gradually fall for one another. A great piece of 70's Euro trash exploitation, with nice cinematography,great Motorbike stunts by the master Remy Julian and his posse of stunt men and a great score by Luis Baclov (Django). Both Mitchum and Hussey are excellent in their roles and they seem to develop some sort of surreal chemistry. Karl Malden makes the best of a very sparse script,