Getting Away with It the Italian Way

1962 1h 40m IT

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 8

Comedy

Synopsis

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Orazio Menicotti is a night policeman in Rome. One night he is present at a quarrel between husband and wife and he volunteers to take the wife to the Police Station. While he goes around Rome with the blonde and beautiful woman, a bank is robbed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mario Carotenuto
Paciocchi
Marisa Merlini
Nunziata
Andrea Checchi
Orazio
Gina Rovere
Gina
Gino Bramieri
Er Panza
Aroldo Tieri
Titillo
Hélène Chanel
turista bionda
Gabriele Antonini
Ennio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lucio Fulci
Writers: Mario Carotenuto, Bruno Corbucci, Giovanni Grimaldi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Alfio Contini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Mario Carotenuto and Marisa Merlini and Andrea Checchi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lucio Fulci directs. Alfio Contini behind the camera. Piero Umiliani scores. Franco Fraticelli cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Alfio Contini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Piero Umiliani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Franco Fraticelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mario Carotenuto and Marisa Merlini and Andrea Checchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0055856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.