Hitch Hike

"Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!"

1977 1h 44m IT

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 107

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Synopsis

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A bickering couple driving cross-country through California pick up a psychotic hitchhiker with two million dollars who threatens to kill them unless they take him to Mexico.

“Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!”

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Cast

Franco Nero
Walter Mancini
Corinne Cléry
Eve Mancini
David Hess
Adam Konitz
Joshua Sinclair
Oaks
Ignazio Spalla
Bar Owner
Leonardo Scavino
Mendoza
Mónica Zanchi
Girl at Camp Site
Benito Pacifico
Highway Patrolman #1

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile
Writers: Peter Crane, Aldo Crudo
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Franco Nero and Corinne Cléry and David Hess carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!".

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The take

Pasquale Festa Campanile directs. Giuseppe Ruzzolini behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Antonio Siciliano cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Franco Nero and Corinne Cléry and David Hess carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Hitch a Ride ... Hitch a Date with Death!".
9IMDB entry: tt0077188 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "california", "rape", "based on novel or book", "hostage".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.