Il cittadino si ribella

1974
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

1.7K

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Action Thriller

An engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.An engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.An engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.

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6.9/10

1.7K

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Trivia
Franco Nero did almost all of his own stunts.

Goofs
After two young thugs hit Franco Nero's car and threaten him, a boom mike is reflected in their car as they drive off.

Quotes
Tommy: [Tommy felt unconscious and almost bleed to death, after being shot by the group of muggers] Hah, we made it... We got rid of them.
Carlo Antonelli: Hah, you bet your ass.
Tommy: [Carlo put unconscious Tommy aside from the bulldozer] The garage. I deserve... my down payment, huh?
Carlo Antonelli: You sure do. We are going to open the biggest garage of all time. You'll be famous. Big Tommy, a real personality, and all the girls will come to your garage just to see Big Tommy!
Tommy: [still straining] Jesus... What a big garage you found...
Carlo Antonelli: Yeah.
Tommy: It's the biggest place... I've ever seen.
Carlo Antonelli: [in tears] And we'll fill it with cars. There'll be so many, there won't be room to work. Over there... Over there we'll put the race cars. The bodyworks will go over there. And the motors, you can fix in that corner. And we'll pipe in music.There will be a beautiful waiting room, and,
Carlo Antonelli: [Tommy dies] ... and we'll have a place for snacks. What do you think, partner?
Carlo Antonelli: [looks at the dying Tommy] GOD!

Alternate versions
US VHS release (renamed Street Law) is heavily cut (77 min's). Compared to the UK home video releases it is almost 24 min's shorter (when converted to PAL speed). DVD by Blue Underground is uncut.

Connections
Featured in Street Law: Laying Down the Law (2006)

Soundtracks
Goodbye My Friend
(uncredited)
Written by Guido De Angelis, Maurizio De Angelis, Cesare De Natale and Susan Duncan Smith
Arranged and conducted by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis
Sung by Cesare De Natale and Susan Duncan Smith

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Featured review

7/10

Not the typical vigilante film

A bit different to the usual vigilante films, half expected something like Death Wish, the Exterminator or The Big Racket (Which are all great films by the way) and instead it's something a bit more realistic and well thought out. Maybe the action sequences should have been more evenly spread through the film though. What makes it different to the other films is the main character doesn't wipe out hundreds of punks, it is more a story of his calculated revenge and builds it's story up more steadily. Franco Nero plays the most haphazard, cack-handed vigilante ever but is great in the role, certainly more expressive than Robert Ginty in the Exterminator. Not that that's difficult mind. His character is obsessed with revenge and it is well portrayed. It is easy to sympathise with his character and it is engrossing watching him get his revenge. Nero does a lot of his own stunts too including some great stuff with him getting chased and knocked down by a Ford Mustang in slo mo. How he didn't get killed or crippled is incredible.

Talking of cars poor Franco has to make do with an Austin Allegro through most of the film.

Anyway to summarise a good solid well acted film, quite violent, great music score, very well staged action sequences and satisfying climax.

Very much worth a watch.

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