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Kidnapped (1974)
Starring: Riccardo Cucciolla, Lea Lander Director: Lamberto Bava Rating: Not Rated
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A gang of thieves hijack a man's car after botching their getaway from a robbery. They take a woman prisoner and command the man to drive them to safety. The man must try to cope with the bad situation he is in as well as trying to get help for a sick child that he is caring for.
For Master Of The Macabre Mario Bava (Black Sunday), it was to be the most startling film of his entire career: After a botched payroll heist, a trio of vicious criminals take hostages in a desperate getaway that explodes with cruelty, degradation and shocking violence. But when the film’s financier was killed during the last stages of production, his entire estate - including the sole unfinished work print of Rabid Dogs - was seized and impounded by an Italian court. Mario Bava’s final masterpiece - and one of the most intense EuroCrime thrillers of all time - would remain locked away for nearly 23 years.
Anchor Bay’s presentation of Rabid Dogs includes both Bava’s original film - now with newly created opening and end credit sequences - as well the version known as Kidnapped featuring footage shot by producer Alfredo Leone and Mario’s son and longtime assistant Lamberto Bava. |
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