Tony Arzenta (internationally released as Big Guns and No Way Out) is a 1973 Italian gangster-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. The film was commercially successful.[3]

Tony Arzenta
Italian film poster
Directed byDuccio Tessari
Screenplay by
Story byFranco Verucci
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySilvano Ippoliti[1]
Edited byMario Morra[1]
Music byGianni Ferrio[1]
Production
companies
  • Mondial Te.Fe
  • Adel Productions[1]
Distributed byTitanus (Italy)
Gaumont Distribution (France)
Release dates
  • 23 August 1973 (1973-08-23) (France)
  • 7 September 1973 (1973-09-07) (Italy)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[1]
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
Box office
  • ₤1.946 billion (Italy)
  • 866,746 admissions (France)[2]

Plot

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When Milan-based mafia hitman Tony Arzenta asks to get out of the business, his bosses decide to kill him as he knows too much, but accidentally kills his wife and child instead. Arzenta embarks on a campaign of revenge.

Cast

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Release

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Tony Arzenta was released in France on 23 August 1973.[4] The film was released in Italy on 7 September 1973, where it was distributed by Titanus.[1] It grossed a total of 1,945,982,000 Italian lire on its release.[1]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Curti 2013, p. 72.
  2. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  3. ^ Roberto Chiesi. Alain Delon. Gremese Editore, 2002.
  4. ^ "Tony Arzenta" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

References

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  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
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