A Dangerous Toy
| A Dangerous Toy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Giuliano Montaldo |
| Produced by |
Claudio Mancini Fulvio Morsella |
| Written by |
Sergio Donati Giuliano Montaldo Nino Manfredi |
| Starring |
Nino Manfredi Marlène Jobert |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
Release dates | 21 February 1979 |
Running time | 118 |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
A Dangerous Toy (originally titled Il giocattolo) is a 1979 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was co-produced by Sergio Leone.[1] The toy of the title is a gun. The movie chronicles how a frustrated and shy accountant may become a cruel and ruthless executioner.[2] For his role in this film Vittorio Mezzogiorno won the Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actor.[3]
Plot
Vittorio Barletta is hit by a random bullet when a supermarket is robbed. Due to this incident he gets to know a policeman. His new buddy teaches him how to defend himself with a gun. Hereby Barletta learns he has a special talent because right from the start he is an extraordinary marksman. When the policeman tries to arrest somebody while Barletta is with him, he is killed right under Barletta's eyes. This drives Barletta to seek vengeance.
Cast
- Nino Manfredi: Vittorio Barletta
- Marlène Jobert: Ada Barletta
- Arnoldo Foà: Nicola Griffo
- Vittorio Mezzogiorno: Sauro Civera
- Olga Karlatos: Laura Griffo
- Pamela Villoresi: Patrizia Griffo
- Mario Brega: the robber
- Luciano Catenacci: Griffo's bodyguard
- Renato Scarpa: the gunsmith
- Daniele Formica: Gualtiero
- Margherita Horowitz: pizzeria keeper
- Arnaldo Ninchi: TV interviewer
References
- ↑ Marcello Garofalo. Tutto il cinema di Sergio Leone. Baldini & Castoldi, 1999. p. 182. ISBN 88-8089-698-9.
- ↑ Aldo Bernardini. Nino Manfredi. Gremese Editore, 1999. pp. 161–163.
- ↑ Rodolfo Di Giammarco (9 January 1994). "E' MORTO L' ATTORE VITTORIO MEZZOGIORNO". La Repubblica. Retrieved 4 December 2011.