Il Cittadino si Ribella

Director: Enzo G. Castellari Enzo G. Castellari

Overview

When the police cannot prosecute heinous crimes effectively, some very brave men will do their jobs for them, this film seems to say. Carlo (Franco Nero) gets in the way of a group of crooks who are trying to rob a bank, and they mutilate him horribly for his trouble. When the police cannot quite manage to find these thugs, Carlo goes after them himself.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/08/2019
UPC:	0738329236137
Original Release:	1974
Rating:	NR
Source:	Code Red
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Franco Nero	Carlo
Barbara Bach	Barbara
Renzo Palmer	Police Chief
Gian Carlo Prete	Tony

Technical Credits

Massimo de Rita

Dino Maiuri

Enzo G. Castellari	Director
Carlo Carlini	Cinematographer
Guido DeAngelis	Score Composer
Maurizio De Angelis	Score Composer
Massimo de Rita	Screenwriter
Mario Cecchi Gori	Producer
Dino Maiuri	Screenwriter
Umberto Turco	Art Director

Editorial Reviews

Il Cittadino Si Ribella is a typical Italian crime thriller; what it lacks in originality and consistency it makes up in action and kinetic style. The best element of Il Cittadino Si Ribella is Enzo Castellari's direction, which lends an amphetamine-laced touch to the film's familiar vigilante premise. He excels at crafting tight, claustrophobic action scenes, the best being the brutal bank robbery and car chase that open the film and the taut shootout-in-a-warehouse finale. Il Cittadino Si Ribella is also unique in that it replaces the standard-issue action hero with an average joe who has to grapple with fear and make mistakes before he can properly accomplish his revenge. On the downside, Franco Nero's performance is a little too over the top to be truly affecting and the short-lived romance subplot involving Barbara Bach is a narrative dead end. The film also never truly addresses the vigilante and justice themes it flirts with, instead opting out for easy, crowd-pleasing action. Ultimately, Il Cittadino Si Ribella lacks the dramatic substance that would have made it truly memorable, but supplies enough excitement to please action buffs.

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