The quality of my Italian copy is horrible,but basically "24 Ore di Terrore" mixes elements of proto-giallo and gangster cinema.The action takes place in a mysterious castle in France.One gangster is transported to it.During a stop in a motel he is attacked by another crook,who takes his identity.The French castle is a hideout for the group of drug pushers.But there is also an unknown killer who begins to murder the members of the gang.Dull and unexciting proto-giallo with lots of ridiculous shots and few stalking/murder sequences.The acting is mediocre and the plot is gloriously naive.If you are a rabid collector of gialli you can't miss it,though.5 out of 10.
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"Let's whack a tune on" (English subtitle)
hwg1957-102-26570415 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
An undercover FBI man infiltrates a small gang of mobsters as they await a drug shipment. During this wait a number are murders are committed until everything is sorted out at the end, It has elements of the giallo film mixed with the gangster film and it is quite slow. There are endless shots of people walking and driving and going in and out of their rooms. Not much excitement here then.
The cinematography is plain and the music score is overly dramatic even when it doesn't need to be. The acting is mediocre with no one standing out from the others. The best things are the interesting house where most of the movie is set and pleasant shots of some owls. Why there are shots of the owls is a mystery but there it is.
The director Gastone Grandi is credited as Tony Bighouse which made me laugh.
The cinematography is plain and the music score is overly dramatic even when it doesn't need to be. The acting is mediocre with no one standing out from the others. The best things are the interesting house where most of the movie is set and pleasant shots of some owls. Why there are shots of the owls is a mystery but there it is.
The director Gastone Grandi is credited as Tony Bighouse which made me laugh.
"I trust you, even though I don't know you but what the hell eh?"
Bezenby17 April 2017
I had to watch this one after finding out it was a mix of Giallo and Euro-crime, well before either of those genres where particularly popular. Also, as this was made during the Gothic Horror, so almost the entire film takes place in a huge mansion. And it's a load of old enjoyable codswollop.
After spending an awfully long time watching a man drive a car, park a car, and then walk into Fumicino airport, we at last start getting some semblance of a plot when some other guy kidnaps this guy and takes his place. But what's going on? Turns out this imposter is heading for a mafia don's mansion, and some kind of shipment of heroin is soon to be delivered.
However, someone is stalking the mansion, giallo style (black gloves, shadows on walls) and starts killing off all the gangsters one by one. Thus, we take a stroll down old 'who's-the-killer?' avenue, and it's not hard to figure this one out as there's only six people at the mansion.. Plus, we've still to find out who the imposter is too.
Luckily, this is one of those daft, cheese filled Italian films where the good guy can hook up with a mafia don's missus, put the moves on the other chick, and be laughing his way into the sunset at the end. There's a couple of head scratching scenes (one takes place on this huge bridge but doesn't lead anywhere) and there's many a shot of owls during the end. The killer also laughs maniacally which is more like the Gothic Horror of the time.
Not bad for a film I'd never heard of until yesterday and not the last to blend the Euro-crime and Giallo together - see also The Devil With Seven Faces and What Have They Done To Your Daughters?
After spending an awfully long time watching a man drive a car, park a car, and then walk into Fumicino airport, we at last start getting some semblance of a plot when some other guy kidnaps this guy and takes his place. But what's going on? Turns out this imposter is heading for a mafia don's mansion, and some kind of shipment of heroin is soon to be delivered.
However, someone is stalking the mansion, giallo style (black gloves, shadows on walls) and starts killing off all the gangsters one by one. Thus, we take a stroll down old 'who's-the-killer?' avenue, and it's not hard to figure this one out as there's only six people at the mansion.. Plus, we've still to find out who the imposter is too.
Luckily, this is one of those daft, cheese filled Italian films where the good guy can hook up with a mafia don's missus, put the moves on the other chick, and be laughing his way into the sunset at the end. There's a couple of head scratching scenes (one takes place on this huge bridge but doesn't lead anywhere) and there's many a shot of owls during the end. The killer also laughs maniacally which is more like the Gothic Horror of the time.
Not bad for a film I'd never heard of until yesterday and not the last to blend the Euro-crime and Giallo together - see also The Devil With Seven Faces and What Have They Done To Your Daughters?
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