It's been called DOG DAY AFTERNOON
all'Italiana; that's as good a point of reference as any for this stranger-than-fiction true story of a soft-hearted con who accidentally shoots his way into a tense and slightly absurd hostage situation. It's 1973,
and as the rest of the world still reels from the tumult of the '60s (nicely evoked through a newsreel montage), chaos erupts behind the walls of an Italian prison. Five years into his 22 year sentence for bank robbery, Horst Fantazzini (Stefano Accorsi), dubbed the "Gentleman Bandit" by virtue of
his courteous on-the-job manner, decides he's had enough of life inside the relatively lax Piedmonte prison. Early o...
Released:
1999
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins