Dirty Weekend (1973 film)

Dirty Weekend (Italian: Mordi e fuggi) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.^[5] Described by Roberto Curti as a road movie and crime film, Dirty Weekend addresses the topic of terrorism and violence.^[1]

Dirty Weekend
Film poster
Directed by	Dino Risi
Screenplay by	Ruggero Maccari Dino Risi Bernardino Zapponi[1]
Story by	Ruggero Maccari Dino Risi Bernardino Zapponi[1]
Produced by	Carlo Ponti
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Oliver Reed Carole Andre Nicoletta Machiavelli
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli[1]
Edited by	Alberto Gallitti[1]
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli[1]
Production companies	Compagnia Cinematografica Champion Les Films Concordia[2]
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[3]
Release dates	8 March 1973 (1973-03-08) (Italy) 2 October 1974 (1974-10-02) (Paris)
Running time	113 minutes
Countries	Italy France[2]
Budget	$1.4 million[4]
Box office	Italian lira 303.187 million

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio Borsi
• Oliver Reed as Fabrizo
• Carole André as Danda
• Lionel Stander as General
• Bruno Cirino as Raoul
• Nicoletta Machiavelli as Sylva
• Gianni Agus as Sergio
• Marcello Mando as Police Commissioner Spallone
• Renzo Marignano as Franco
• Barbara Pilavin as Norma

Release

Dirty Weekend was released theatrically in Italy where it was distributed by Cineriz.^[2] The film grossed a total of 303.187 million Italian lira on its release.^[2] The film was later shown in Paris on 2 October 1974 under the title Rapt a l'italienne with a 100-minute running time.^[2]