Machine Gun McCain

Machine Gun McCain

Film poster
Directed by Giuliano Montaldo
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Minos Roli
  • Giuliano Montaldo[1]
Based on Candyleg 
by Ovid Demaris
Starring
Music by Ennio Morricone[1]
Cinematography Erico Menczer[1]
Edited by Franco Fraticelli[1]
Production
companies
Euroatlantica[1]
Distributed by Euro International Film
Release dates
  • April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01) (Italy)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
Country Italy[1]
Language English
Box office ₤803 million

Machine Gun McCain (Italian: Gli intoccabili) is a 1969 Italian crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. The film is based on the novel Candyleg by Ovid Demaris.[1]

Cast

Production

Machine Gun McCain was shot at both Incir-De Paolis and Dear Studios in Rome, as well as Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.[1] Director Giuliano Montaldo stated that both Machine Gun McCain and Grand Slam were made to establish him in the film industry before making the films he wanted to.[2] Montaldo stated that Cassavetes took the title role to finance his own films.[2]

Release

Machine Gun McCain was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It was released in Italy on April 1, 1969 where it was distributed by Euro International Film.[1] It grossed a total of 803,751,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy.[1] On its American release, the film was cut to 96 minutes.[1]

Reception

In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "executed with minimal flair, and thudding rather heavily on the moralist/social documentary side of the fence." and that "apart from an over-use of the Techniscope zoom lens, there's no style to speak of."[4] In a contemporary review, on reviewing the Blue Underground Blu-ray, Tom Charity described the film as "haphazardly scripted" but noted that "Cassavetes' participation alongside his soon-to be regular collaborator Falk and his wife Gena Rowlands that piques our curiosity" and that "Adroitly mixing stylish Roman interiors with colourful location work, fast paced and featuring a ridiculously snappy Ennio Morricone dirge, The Ballad of Hank McCain', it all adds up to an attractive footnote to Cassavetes' career"[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Curti 2013, p. 29.
  2. 1 2 3 Charity, Tom (November 2010). "Machine Gun McCain". Sight & Sound (British Film Institute) 20 (11): 88–89.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Machine Gun McCain". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  4. "Machine Gun McCain". Monthly Film Bulletin (London: British Film Institute) 37 (432): 147. 1970.

References

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765. 

External links

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