Violent City
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Italian film poster by Tino Avelli | |
| Italian | Città violenta |
| Directed by | Sergio Sollima |
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| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | ₤950.623 million |
Violent City (Italian: Città violenta, also released as The Family) is a 1970 crime thriller film directed by Sergio Sollima from a screenplay co-written with Lina Wertmüller, starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, and Telly Savalas. Bronson plays a former hitman framed by a former boss and left for dead. He seeks revenge, but realizes his real enemy may be closer than he thinks. The Italian-French co-production was filmed in New Orleans, the U.S Virgin Islands, and Cinecittà Studios in Rome.