1974 · poliziotteschi · crime · vigilante
Street Law
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari1h 43m1974
Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side.
Our read: Street Law (1974) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded poliziotteschi · crime · vigilante entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, extreme poliziotteschi / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
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- extreme
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