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No Way Out: Directed by Duccio Tessari. With Alain Delon, Richard Conte, Carla Gravina, Marc Porel. A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Duccio Tessari
- 1973-08-23
Tony Arzenta is an excellent thriller from start to finish. It has terrific set-pieces, a strong and versatile leading performance and a thorny, bleaker side which explores mafia hierarchy. The film is as icy as it is thrilling, with some of ‘70s cinema's finest car chase action included.
Mar 21, 2024 · TONY ARZENTA (1973) A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea... The pre-title vignette establishes an unremarkable domestic setting for Tony Arzenta (Alain Delon) and his family. Their chic, design-conscious, and comfortably middle-class apartment is the venue for his young son’s birthday party.
Tony and his trusted friend Domenico (Marc Porel) immediately jump into their car and chase the fleeing gunmen in a superbly shot and edited car chase through city streets and country roads, one that takes inspiration from the justly celebrated car chase William Friedkin's 1971 The French Connection, notably in the creative use of shots that accentuate the pace and danger of the pursuit and in ...
Mar 25, 2024 · Tony Arzenta is an excellent Eurocrime film, featuring an astonishing performance by Alain Delon in the title role, some brutal violence, an exciting car chase and a plot and style that subverts the genre. It is brought to UK Blu-ray on a decent disc by Radiance Films, featuring a generally strong new transfer, and around 75 minutes of very informative and well curated extras.
- John Kirk
Tony Arzenta is a man you don't f*ck with, but neither is the system set up a fool proof plan to protect the higher ups from guys like Tony Arzenta. " Tony Arzenta, where Delon is both a family man and a lone hitman, offers an interesting example of another variation in the Delon persona, one that harks back to Le Samourai, while serving to establish his avenging hero character of the next ...
Directed by Duccio Tessari, TONY ARZENTA (also known as BIG GUNS, and released on the US drive-in circuit in 1975, minus about 20 minutes, as NO WAY OUT) is a solid revenge thriller with a couple of terrific car chases, some overt GODFATHER nods (along with Conte, Corraido "Don Tommasino" Gaipa appears, someone talks about "making him an offer," and the climax is set in a church and once again ...
