Gangbusters
Seen it?1977 | 89 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Road to Perdition or The Asphalt Jungle, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
Mario Gastaldi, a lawyer with no clients and no money, agrees to be a negotiator in a deal on stolen paintings, between the boss Peseti and the engineer Farnese, who plots kidnappings unsuspectedly. After he cashed from Farnese three hundred millions of lire to deliver to Peseti, Mario lets money be robbed by four pickpockets, which he is naturally in cahoots with and which he will share out it with. Money cannot be used since it comes from a kidnapping and it was marked. The lawyer will be able to make the boss get arrested.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 756 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alberto Marras
- Ray LovelockAvvocato Mario Gastali
- Mel FerrerPeseti
- Lilli CaratiPaola
- John SteinerKiller
- Gabriele TintiTony
- Umberto OrsiniIng. Farnese
- Romano PuppoPeseti Henchman
- Rosario BorelliPolice Commissioner
- Gino Pagnanicab driver
- Salvatore PuntilloPandolfi