Savage Three
6.8
By day, Ovidio (Joe Dallesandro) and his two friends work at a data center. After work, they blow off steam by committing random acts of savage violence, swiftly graduating from sparking a riot at a football game to vehicle theft, rape, and murder. The police are convinced this recent spate of crimes is politically motivated, but world-weary veteran Commissario Santaga (Enrico Maria Salerno) suspects a far more terrifying explanation: that these young men are motivated by nothing more than boredom and disaffection at civilized society. As Ovidio's behavior escalates, a psychological game of cat-and-mouse ensues between the two adversaries, building towards a shocking final confrontation.
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Joe Dallesandro
Ovidio Mainardi
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Gianfranco De Grassi
Giacomo Boatta
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Luigi Casellato
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Claudio Nicastro
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Ada Pometti
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Umberto Ceriani
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Enzo Garinei
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Vittorio Salerno Director · Ernesto Gastaldi Screenplay Lucile Laks Screenplay
First release August 30, 1975 · Produced in Italy · Original title Fango bollente
Production
Comma 9
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Fango bollente
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 30, 1975
Premiere
Italy · September 20, 1975
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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