The Last Desperate Hours (1974)
"Milano: il clan dei Calabresi" (original title)

Paolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.

Director:

Giorgio Stegani

Writers:

Giovanni Addessi, Franco Barbaresi,

Stars:

Antonio Sabato, Silvia Monti, Pier Paolo Capponi

Cast

Cast overview:
Antonio Sabato	...	Paolo Mancuso
Silvia Monti	...	Laura Monachesi
Pier Paolo Capponi	...	The Inspector
Nicoletta Rizzi	...	Lidia Mancuso
Fred Williams	...	Dario Lippi
Mario Donen	...	Gino
Toni Ucci	...	Bellyache
Peter Carsten	...	Maraschi
Melù Valente	...	School Teacher
Giulio Baraghini	...	The Inspector's Assistant
Bruno Di Luia	...	Pino
Nando Marineo	...	Doctor
Mirella Rossi	...	Prostitute
Nicola D'Eramo	...	Transvestite
Elena Demerik	...	Liliana LaManna (as Elena De Merick)

Storyline

Paolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

lab rat | topless female nudity | mafia boss | corrupt doctor | transvestite prostitute | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

29 November 1974 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Last Desperate Hours

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cristina Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References O Lucky Man! (1973)

User Reviews

A highly watchable 70's Italian crime thriller.

Groovy soundtrack and no nonsense scriptwriting easily lift this one above the worst depths of Italian crime films (even if the plot is a rip off of D.O.A (1950 & 1988), or should I say Kazan's Panic in the Streets)(1950). Lots of authentic seventies scenery, interiors and cars never hurt any film, either! Bad acting, however, does just that, denying this flick a place in the genre pantheon helped by the gritty but somewhat unimaginative direction.

For fans of the genre, well worth the effort!

Released on video in Finland in the early eighties.