The film was originally very different than the completed film.[4] Valerii stated that the film was originally titled Arissa Ballerina and written by Adriano Belli.[4] Valerii commented that "In short, everything was the opposite of what Hitchcock recommended, that is, that characters must ignore what the viewer knows. I told the producers I would make a film out of that script, because it just made no sense!"[4] Gastaldi and Valerii re-wrote the script, but struggled as the Tunisian co-production signed on to Belli's script. Gastaldi's contribution added new motivations for characters and included a few new scenes such as the battle between two bulldozers.[4] Valerii wasn't initially happy with casting Pamela Villoresi, stating that "Sometimes you have to make do with compromises or economical limitations, Villoresi is a very good actress, but I wouldn't cast her as a terrorist, if it weren't for a pre-signed agreement."[4]
The film was shot in nine weeks.[4] It was shot at Cinecitta with exteriors shot in Tunisia.[1] Valerii used a steadicam for the desert shots.[4] As it was a very first model, director of photography Franco Di Giacomo and cameraman Gianfranco Transunto were sent for special training in Vienna to use it.[4]
Releaseedit
Sahara Cross was released in Italy on September 7, 1977 where it was distributed by F.A.R.[1] The film grossed a total of 706,960,000 Italian lira on its theatrical run.[1]
sahara, cross, 1977, italian, action, film, directed, tonino, valerii, first, italian, film, steadicam, directed, bytonino, valeriiscreenplay, byernesto, gastaldi, adriano, belli, tonino, valerii, story, byadriano, belli, produced, bydonatella, senatore, giorg. Sahara Cross is a 1977 Italian action film directed by Tonino Valerii It is the first Italian film to use steadicam 2 3 Sahara CrossDirected byTonino ValeriiScreenplay byErnesto Gastaldi Adriano Belli Tonino Valerii 1 Story byAdriano Belli 1 Produced byDonatella Senatore Giorgio Cardelli 1 StarringFranco Nero Michel Constantin Pamela VilloresiCinematographyFranco Di GiacomoEdited byMario Siciliano 1 Music byRiz Ortolani 1 ProductioncompanyCine Vera s p a 1 Distributed byVariety DistributionRelease dateSeptember 7 1977 1977 09 07 Italy Running time105 minutes 1 CountryItaly 1 Box office 706 96 million Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Footnotes 5 1 References 6 External linksPlot editThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cast editFranco Nero as Jean Bellard Michel Constantin as Carl Mank Pamela Villoresi as Nicole Mauro Barabani as Hamid Antonio Cantafora as Georges as Michael Coby Nazzareno Zamperla as Captain ZaftProduction editThe film was originally very different than the completed film 4 Valerii stated that the film was originally titled Arissa Ballerina and written by Adriano Belli 4 Valerii commented that In short everything was the opposite of what Hitchcock recommended that is that characters must ignore what the viewer knows I told the producers I would make a film out of that script because it just made no sense 4 Gastaldi and Valerii re wrote the script but struggled as the Tunisian co production signed on to Belli s script Gastaldi s contribution added new motivations for characters and included a few new scenes such as the battle between two bulldozers 4 Valerii wasn t initially happy with casting Pamela Villoresi stating that Sometimes you have to make do with compromises or economical limitations Villoresi is a very good actress but I wouldn t cast her as a terrorist if it weren t for a pre signed agreement 4 The film was shot in nine weeks 4 It was shot at Cinecitta with exteriors shot in Tunisia 1 Valerii used a steadicam for the desert shots 4 As it was a very first model director of photography Franco Di Giacomo and cameraman Gianfranco Transunto were sent for special training in Vienna to use it 4 Release editSahara Cross was released in Italy on September 7 1977 where it was distributed by F A R 1 The film grossed a total of 706 960 000 Italian lira on its theatrical run 1 Footnotes edit a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2013 p 230 Roberto Curti Il mio nome e Nessuno Lo spaghetti western secondo Tonino Valerii Unmondoaparte Roma 2008 p 77 ISBN 978 88 89481 17 2 David Ballerini Steadicam Una rivoluzione nel modo di fare cinema Falsopiano Alessandria 1999 p 70 a b c d e f g h Curti 2013 p 231 References edit Curti Roberto 2013 Italian Crime Filmography 1968 1980 McFarland ISBN 978 0786469765 External links editSahara Cross at IMDb Sahara Cross at Variety Distribution nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a 1970s action film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sahara Cross amp oldid 1111007189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
