Poliziotteschi
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Poliziotteschi constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as polizieschi all'i
Bandits in Milan by Carlo Lizzani (1968)
The Big Racket by Enzo G. Castellari (1976)
Years of Lead (Italy)
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The Years of Lead were a period of social and political turmoil in Italy that lasted from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, marked by a wave of both far-left and far-right political terrorism.
Poliziotteschi
…films and vigilante films (among other influences), poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead and amidst increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heists…
Aftermath of Bologna massacre railway station bombing by the neo-fascist Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari in 1980, which killed 85 people in the deadliest attack during the Years of Lead
A passage of the funerals of the victims of the Piazza Fontana bombing. The funeral march goes through Milan Cathedral Square. Milan, 12 December 1969
Renato Curcio in 2008
Junio Valerio Borghese