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Hitch-Hike

Original title: Autostop rosso sangue
  • 19771977
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.9K
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Hitch-Hike (1977)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on ... Read allA bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.9K
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  • Director
    • Pasquale Festa Campanile
  • Writers
    • Aldo Crudo(screen treatment)
    • Peter Kane(novel "The Violence and the Fury" by)
    • Ottavio Jemma(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Franco Nero
    • Corinne Cléry
    • David Hess
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  • Director
    • Pasquale Festa Campanile
  • Writers
    • Aldo Crudo(screen treatment)
    • Peter Kane(novel "The Violence and the Fury" by)
    • Ottavio Jemma(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Franco Nero
    • Corinne Cléry
    • David Hess
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    • 41User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
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    Corinne Cléry, David Hess, and Franco Nero in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Corinne Cléry, David Hess, and Franco Nero in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Corinne Cléry in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Franco Nero in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Corinne Cléry, David Hess, and Franco Nero in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    David Hess in Hitch-Hike (1977)
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    Hitch-Hike (1977)
    David Hess, Benito Pacifico, and Angelo Ragusa in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Franco Nero in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Corinne Cléry in Hitch-Hike (1977)
    Corinne Cléry and Franco Nero in Hitch-Hike (1977)

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    Franco Nero
    Franco Nero
    • Walter Mancinias Walter Mancini
    Corinne Cléry
    Corinne Cléry
    • Eve Mancinias Eve Mancini
    • (as Corinne Clery)
    David Hess
    David Hess
    • Adam Konitzas Adam Konitz
    Joshua Sinclair
    Joshua Sinclair
    • Oaksas Oaks
    • (as John Loffredo)
    Carlo Puri
    • Hawkas Hawk
    Ignazio Spalla
    Ignazio Spalla
    • Mexican Way Station Clerkas Mexican Way Station Clerk
    • (as Pedro Sanchez)
    Leonardo Scavino
    • Mendozaas Mendoza
    • (as Leon Lenor)
    Mónica Zanchi
    Mónica Zanchi
    • Girl at Camp Siteas Girl at Camp Site
    • (as Monica Zanchi)
    Benito Pacifico
    • Highway Patrolman #1as Highway Patrolman #1
    Angelo Ragusa
    Angelo Ragusa
    • Highway Patrolman #2as Highway Patrolman #2
    Luigi Birri
    • Man at Camp Siteas Man at Camp Site
    Robert Sommer
    • Harry Stetsonas Harry Stetson
    Ann Ferguson
    • Lucy Stetsonas Lucy Stetson
    Fausto Di Bella
    • Motorcycle Punk #1as Motorcycle Punk #1
    John P. Dulaney
    • Man at Camp Siteas Man at Camp Site
    • (uncredited)
    Per Holgher
    • Motorcycle Punk #2as Motorcycle Punk #2
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Pasquale Festa Campanile
    • Writers
      • Aldo Crudo(screen treatment) (screenplay)
      • Peter Kane(novel "The Violence and the Fury" by)
      • Ottavio Jemma(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Franco Nero had a broken hand throughout the film because he actually broke his hand while punching a misbehaving horse on the set of Keoma (1976). Because of the injury the script was rewritten to have Walter drunkenly fall and break his hand early in the film. It was also rewritten so that Eve would be driving the car throughout the film. Originally it was supposed to be Walter driving.
    • Goofs
      Reflection of lights visible in Highway Patrol officer's helmet.
    • Alternate versions
      The French Canadian video release on the MPA label contains an additional gore shot when David Hess' character shoots a police officer in the head. This French version was also re-edited for an attempt at a happy ending. Basically, the scene in which Franco Nero and Corrine Clery meet the bikers at the roadstop diner is towards the beginning of the film and their subsequent wipe out on the oil slick has been completely omitted. The film ends with Nero and Clery laughing and driving away with all the money after killing Hess.
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      Featured in The Devil Thumbs a Ride (2002)

    User reviews41

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    Wow!
    With all the crap movies we in the US suffered through in the 1970's both domestic and foreign, it's amazing that this little gem never got widely released. This movie is part film noir, part existential road movie, and part Italian giallo. It's very suspenseful and contains many strong scenes of realistic violence (and sexual violence), but never veers into the realm of total tastelessness like much of the 70's drive-in fare (especially the Italian-made stuff). The score from Ennio Morricone is great. The three leads are phenomenal. Franco Nero is so charismatic you forget what a bastard he is. Not surprisingly (considering it's an Italian exploitation movie), Bond girl Corrine Clery spends half the film at least partially naked, but what is surprising is that she would have been excellent regardless. And David Hess is better than he was in Last House on the Left. The British DVD contains a superb documentary which interviews the three stars, and it's downright surreal seeing a middle-aged, mild-mannered David Hess. He played a sick creep so well in this and other 70's movies, I had just assumed he was one in real life. The most amazing thing about this movie though was that it was shot in Italy. The filmmakers did such a good job capturing the look of 1970's Northern California and Nevada that I was having flashbacks of childhood road trips with my parents. And what an ending! They just don't make 'em like this anymore. Highly recommended.
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    • Apr 14, 2004

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hitch Hike
    • Filming locations
      • Campo Imperatore, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Explorer Film '58
      • Medusa Distribuzione
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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