Mario Bava's Kidnapped [1974](720p HD - AAC Stereo)

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Mario Bava's ...


Kidnapped (1974)
Altered version by Lamberto Bava of
Rabid Dogs (1974)
["Cani arrabbiati">


[Italian Audio | English Hard-coded Subs]
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Rabid Dogs is an Italian film directed by Mario
Bava. It was made in 1974 but the film was
seized by the courts during the final stages of
production when the producer went bankrupt after
the main investor in the film died in a car
crash. It was not released until 1998.

Filmed originally as Semaforo Rosso (translation:
Red Light), the film was released in 1998 on VHS
as Rabid Dogs / Cani Arrabbiati, and re-released
in 2007 (in a slightly re-edited form) on DVD as
Kidnapped. The original Italian title referred to
a key scene in the film in which the characters
make a fatal stop at a traffic signal, an
occurrence that triggers all of the events of the
plot.

Allmovie's review of the film was mixed, calling
it "easily the most nihilistic of Mario Bava's
films." Tim Lucas, author of the critical
biography Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark,
calls the film "an exceptional work in the
distinguished career of Mario Bava" and states
that "Rabid Dogs is to Bava's career what Detour
(1945) is to the filmography of Edgar G. Ulmer,
a minimalist noir masterpiece that shows how
much drama he was capable of conjuring onscreen
with little or no means.

This is the version of the film known as
"Kidnapped". It is altered to the point
that it is almost a totally different film.
It certainly gives you an alternate impression
of the original and some say it ruins the
original by making the outcome more obvious.


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STORY:

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.


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CAST:

Riccardo Cucciolla ... Riccardo
Don Backy ... Bisturi (Blade)
Lea Lander ... Maria
Maurice Poli ... Dottore (as Renato Cecchetto)
George Eastman ... Trentadue (Thirtytwo)
Maria Fabbri ... Maria Sbravati (as Marisa Fabbri)
Erika Dario ... Marisa
Luigi Antonio Guerra ... Employee (as Luigi Guerra)
Francesco Ferrini ... Gas Station Attendant
Emilio Bonucci ... Taxi Driver
Pino Manzari ... Toll Collector
Ettore Manni ... Bank President


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IMDB Rating: 7.7 (12/13/15) [0071275]

Rating and parental guide info for this film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071275/parentalguide


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Video: 1280x696 -- H.264 (x264)
Audio: Dolby Pro Logic II -- 160kbps (Stereo)
Language: Italian
Subtitle(s): English (hard-coded)


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Writing App: JEMIII Media XCode 1.88.316

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