Dirty Weekend (1973): Cast
Dirty Weekend is a 1973 comedy thriller directed by Dino Risi, starring Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio Borsi, Oliver Reed and Lionel Stander. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 47m (107 min)
- Director
- Dino Risi
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- C. C. Champion
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Dirty Weekend About?
The premise of Dirty Weekend without spoilers.
A man and his mistress set out for a carefree weekend, only to be seized by three bank robbers. The captors turn the pair into sensational media figures as police and reporters swarm the story. The chase ends at a dilapidated shack owned by a cantankerous old man, where law enforcement surrounds them and the robbers menacingly threaten everyone’s lives.
Dirty Weekend Themes & Keywords
· 47 tags- 1970s
- italy
- industrialist
- extremist
- anarchist
- pistol
- italian police
- highway
- car chase
- carjacking
- machine pistol
- carabinieri
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- media frenzy
- cowardice
- funeral procession
- ransom
- paranoia
- mistrust
- truck stop
- roadside diner
- television crew
- media sensation
- police roadblock
- ex general
- escape attempt
- lechery
- betrayal
- rich playboy
- pharmaceutical company
- holding a gun to one's head
- infidelity
- extramarital affair
- stockholm syndrome
- allusion to red army faction
- allusion to baader meinhof group
- unhappy ending
- death
- car
- satire comedy
- police
- mistress
- bank robber
- satire
- terrorism
- bank robbery
- kidnapping
- communist
Dirty Weekend Cast & Characters
Marcello Mastroianni leads the cast as Giulio Borsi, with Oliver Reed as Fabrizo and Lionel Stander as General. Directed by Dino Risi; 42 actors are credited in all.
- Director Dino Risi
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Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio Borsi -
Oliver Reed as Fabrizo -
Lionel Stander as General - Ciccio Ingrassia as Person on Film #2 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Also Starring in Dirty Weekend
· 38 more- Franco Franchi Person on Film #1 (Theater) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jacques Herlin TV Journalist
- Gianfranco Barra Policeman Barra
- Franca Scagnetti Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
- Alvaro Vitali Member of Camera Team (uncredited)
- Peter Berling German tourist
- Piero Mazzinghi
- Renzo Marignano Franco
- Nicoletta Machiavelli Sylva
- Gianni Agus Sergio
- Jean Rougeul High Manager of Police
- Claudio Nicastro Undersecretary
- Barbara Pilavin Norma
- Carole André Danda
- Giulio Baraghini Shooter
- Luigi Zerbinati Father-in-law of Giulio
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- Filippo De Gara Waiter
- Antonino Faà di Bruno Count Antonino Marlotti (uncredited)
- Aldo Rendine Nicotera
- Lisa Halvorsen Silvana
- Aleka Paizi Mother of Norma
- Enzo Liberti Barbieri, TV Journalist
- Luciano Tovoli Tovoli, TV Journalist (uncredited)
- Regina Elena Bisio Elsa
- Alberto Postorino Barman (uncredited)
- Marcello Mandò Kommissar Spallone
- Gian Carlo Fusco TV Director (as Giancarlo Fusco)
- Bruno Cirino Raoul
- Giuseppe Bruno Bossio TV operator
- Luca Bonicalzi TV operator
- Valerio Ruggeri
- Ettore Venturini Shooter
- Enzo Loglisci Policeman Loglisci
- Gianfranco Cardinali Simonini
- Mario Bartolomei TV Journalist (uncredited)
- Lino Murolo
- Gino Rocchetti Policeman Rocchetti
- Firmino Palmieri TV operator
Dirty Weekend Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Rapt à l'italienne” and “Schmutziges Wochenende”.
- Also known as
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- Rapt à l'italienne
- Schmutziges Wochenende
- Ein verdorbenes Wochenende
- Sábado inesperado
- 亡命周末
- Грязный Уикенд
- Sábado Infernal
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Dirty Weekend FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Dirty Weekend, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Dirty Weekend?
Dirty Weekend runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was Dirty Weekend released?
Dirty Weekend was released on March 8, 1973.
Who directed Dirty Weekend?
Dirty Weekend was directed by Dino Risi.
More films by Dino Risi Who is in the cast of Dirty Weekend?
Dirty Weekend stars Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio Borsi, Oliver Reed as Fabrizo and Lionel Stander as General, among 42 credited actors.
Does Dirty Weekend have a post-credit scene?
No. Dirty Weekend has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Dirty Weekend in?
The original language of Dirty Weekend is Italian.
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