Nick the Sting
- Ermanno Curti
- Rodolfo Putignani[1]
- Luc Merenda
- Lee J. Cobb
company
- 29 April 1976 (1976-04-29) (Italy)
Nick the Sting (Italian: Gli amici di Nick Hezard) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti.[1]
Cast
- Luc Merenda as Nick Hezard
- Lee J. Cobb as Robert Clark
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Maurice
- Luciana Paluzzi as Anna
- Dagmar Lassander as Chantal
- Isabella Biagini as Edy
- Mario Pisu as Phil
- Riccardo Salvino as Mark
- William Berger as Roizman
- Valentina Cortese as Nick's mother
- Giò Stajano as Jeweller Steffen (credited as Gio Staiano)
Production
Nick the Sting was described by Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti as a "work for hire" for director Fernando Di Leo.[2] The film went into production after finishing Kidnap Syndicate with a screenplay already written by Alberto Silvestri based around the film The Sting.[2] Di Leo commented that film had "quite a good script [...] but it had a couple huge problems: it would cost too much to film as it was written, and badly needed a charismatic lead."[2]
Nick the Sting was shot at Elios Studio in Rome and on location in Geneve.[1] Leo recalled that the film did not have a good production, finding Merenda not up to the task as a lead and the script did not come up as well as it had on paper.[2]
Release
Nick the Sting was distributed theatrically in Italy by Interfilm on 29 April 1976.[1] The film grossed a total of 427,272,200 Italian lire domestically.[2] It was released on DVD in Italy by Raro Video.[2]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2013, p. 186.
- ^ a b c d e f Curti 2013, p. 187.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
- Nick the Sting at IMDb
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