Director Enzo G. Castellari initially approached Vasile with a script written by Vasile's son. The boxing film project was shelved and Vasile offered Castellari to direct Day of the Cobra.[1]Day of the Cobra was written by Aldo Lado who was initially going to direct the film.[1] Lado's story was initially set right after World War II in Trieste.[2] Castellari's film is set in the present day and he imagined the film a "homage to Chandler.[2]
Castellari cast many actors who he had previously worked with, including Franco Nero and Massimo Vanni.[2] He also cast some of his family members such as his brother Enio Girolami and daughter Stefania.[2]
Day of the Cobra was shot on location in San Francisco, Genoa and at Incir-de Paolis in Rome.[1]
Day of the Cobra was released on August 12, 1980.[1] The film grossed a total of 489,000,000 Italian lira on its domestic release.[1] The score of the film was by Paolo Vasile which was released by Cinevox.[1]
Receptionedit
According to the German book Der Terror führt Regie: "Day of the Cobra is technically pure cinema. The film suffers a bit in its pandering to American viewing habits."[3] Online film database AllMovie gave the film two stars out of five, stating that a "key flaw is the maddening story line, which manages to be over-complicated and half-baked all at once." and that "elements of the story simply rehash other, better thrillers, like The French Connection."[4] The review noted that the film contains "a few worthwhile action set pieces. The rooftop chase that opens the film is quite exciting and there is also a memorably tongue-in-cheek scene where Nero dukes it out with a transvestite in an empty disco. However, the viewer must wade through a lot of clichés and dull passages to get to these moments"[4]
cobra, italian, giorno, cobra, 1980, italian, poliziottesco, film, directed, enzo, castellari, italian, poster, directed, byenzo, castellariscreenplay, byaldo, lado, fabio, carpi, tito, carpi, story, byaldo, lado, produced, byturi, vasile, starringfranco, nero. Day of the Cobra Italian Il giorno del Cobra is a 1980 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Enzo G Castellari Day of the CobraItalian poster for Day of the CobraDirected byEnzo G CastellariScreenplay byAldo Lado Fabio Carpi Tito Carpi 1 Story byAldo Lado 1 Produced byTuri Vasile 1 StarringFranco Nero Sybil DanningCinematographyGiovanni Bergamini 1 Edited byGianfranco Amicucci 1 Music byPaolo VasileProductioncompanyLaser 1 Release dateAugust 12 1980 1980 08 12 Running time95 minutes 1 CountryItaly 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cast 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot editThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Production editDirector Enzo G Castellari initially approached Vasile with a script written by Vasile s son The boxing film project was shelved and Vasile offered Castellari to direct Day of the Cobra 1 Day of the Cobra was written by Aldo Lado who was initially going to direct the film 1 Lado s story was initially set right after World War II in Trieste 2 Castellari s film is set in the present day and he imagined the film a homage to Chandler 2 Castellari cast many actors who he had previously worked with including Franco Nero and Massimo Vanni 2 He also cast some of his family members such as his brother Enio Girolami and daughter Stefania 2 Day of the Cobra was shot on location in San Francisco Genoa and at Incir de Paolis in Rome 1 Cast editFranco Nero Larry Stanzani Sybil Danning Brenda William Berger Godschmidt Mario Maranzana Cases Licinia Lentini Lola Alberti Enio Girolami Mastino Massimo Vanni Beltrame Carlo Gabriel Sparanero Tim Romano Puppo SilvestriRelease editDay of the Cobra was released on August 12 1980 1 The film grossed a total of 489 000 000 Italian lira on its domestic release 1 The score of the film was by Paolo Vasile which was released by Cinevox 1 Reception editAccording to the German book Der Terror fuhrt Regie Day of the Cobra is technically pure cinema The film suffers a bit in its pandering to American viewing habits 3 Online film database AllMovie gave the film two stars out of five stating that a key flaw is the maddening story line which manages to be over complicated and half baked all at once and that elements of the story simply rehash other better thrillers like The French Connection 4 The review noted that the film contains a few worthwhile action set pieces The rooftop chase that opens the film is quite exciting and there is also a memorably tongue in cheek scene where Nero dukes it out with a transvestite in an empty disco However the viewer must wade through a lot of cliches and dull passages to get to these moments 4 See also editList of Italian films of 1980 List of crime films of the 1980sReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Curti 2013 p 271 a b c d Curti 2013 p 272 Michael Cholewa Karsten Thurau Der Terror fuhrt Regie Der italienische Gangster und Polizeifilm Auflage 2008 a b Guarisco Donald Il Giorno del Cobra 1980 Review AllMovie Retrieved March 19 2015 Curti Roberto 2013 Italian Crime Filmography 1968 1980 McFarland ISBN 978 0786469765 External links editDay of the Cobra at IMDb nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 1980s crime film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Day of the Cobra amp oldid 1171126507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
