Meet Him and Die

Meet Him and Die (Italian: Pronto ad uccidere) is a 1976 poliziotteschi film directed by Franco Prosperi and starring Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam and Elke Sommer.

Meet Him and Die
Directed by	Franco Prosperi
Screenplay by	Peter Berling Antonio Cucca Claudio Fragasso Alberto Marras[1]
Story by	Peter Berling Antonio Cucca Claudio Fragasso Alberto Marras[1]
Produced by	Alberto Marras Vincenzo Salvini[1]
Starring	Ray Lovelock Martin Balsam Elke Sommer
Cinematography	Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli[1]
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini[1]
Music by	Ubaldo Continiello[1]
Production companies	T.L.D. Cinematografica Hermes Synchron[1]
Distributed by	Over Seas Film Company
Release dates	9 October 1976 (1976-10-09) (Italy) 28 July 1977 (1977-07-28) (West Germany)
Running time	95 minutes[1]
Countries	Italy West Germany[1]
Box office	₤344.183 million

Cast

• Ray Lovelock - Massimo Torlani
• Martin Balsam - Giulianelli
• Elke Sommer - Secretary
• Heinz Domez - Piero
• Ettore Manni - Perrone
• Peter Berling - Bavoso
• Riccardo Cucciolla - Commissioner Sacchi
• Ernesto Colli - Settecapelli

Style

Italian film historian Roberto Curti described Meet Him and Die as a turning point for poliziotteschi's approach to justice in film as the genre "no longer considers justice"^[1]

Release

Meet Him and Die was distributed theatrically in Italy by Over Seas Film Company on 9 October 1976.^[1] It grossed a total of 344,182,575 Italian lira domestically. ^[1] In West Germany, the film was titled Tote pflastern seinen Weg and was released on 28 July 1977.^[1]

On its release on home video in the United Kingdom, the film received the alternative title Risking, Pronto!.^[1]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1976