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Director
  
Duccio Tessari

Duration
  

Cinematography
  
Aldo Tonti

Country
  
Italy

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Action, Crime

Music director
  
Isaac Hayes

Produced by
  
Dino De Laurentiis

Language
  
Italian

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Release date
  
1974 (1974)

Writer
  
Nicola Badalucco, Georges Dutter (French dialogue), Luciano Vincenzoni (story)

Cast
  
Lino Ventura
(Father Charlie),
Isaac Hayes
(Lee),
Fred Williamson
(Joe Snake),
Paula Kelly
(Fay),
William Berger
(Captain Ryan),
Vittorio Sanipoli
(Mike Petralia)

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Three Tough Guys (also known as Tough Guys) is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also composed the soundtrack. It is a coproduction between United States, Italy (where it was released Uomini duri) and France (where is known as Les Durs). The film was shot in Chicago.

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Plot

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Roman Catholic priest Father Charlie and former police officer Lee solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank, Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends.

Cast

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  • Lino Ventura - Father Charlie
  • Isaac Hayes - Lee
  • Fred Williamson - Joe Snake
  • Paula Kelly - Fay
  • William Berger - Captain Ryan
  • Vittorio Sanipoli - Mike Petralia
  • Lorella De Luca - Anne Lombardo
  • Mario Erpichini - Gene Lombardo
  • Jess Hahn - The Bartender
  • Jacques Herlin - Mike Petralia
  • Guido Leontini - Sgt. Sam
  • Luciano Salce - The bishop

    • Production

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    Three Tough Guys was filmed as Vasca Navale in Rome and on location in Chicago between September 4 and October 1973. The film was Isaac Hayes' acting debut.

    Release

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    Three Tough Guys opened in New York on March 15, 1974. was released in France under the title Les durs on May 29, 1974. It was released in Italy under the title Uomini duri where it was distributed by Titanus. It grossed a total of 761.271 million Italian lire. Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti said this gross was "moderate, but not outstanding success" as it had grossed less than half of Enzo G. Castellari's Street Law.

    Soundtrack

    The soundtrack was composed, conducted and performed by Isaac Hayes, with string arrangements performed by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and rhythm tracks performed by Isaac Hayes' band, The Movement. The original LP record, Tough Guys, was released by Enterprise Records, an imprint of Stax Records.

    The main theme of Three Tough Guys would be used in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2.

    Original Track listing

    Side one

    1. "Title Theme" - 2:32
    2. "Randolph & Dearborn" - 4:24
    3. "The Red Rooster" - 4:04
    4. "Joe Bell" - 4:57

    Side two

    1. "Hung Up On My Baby" - 6:15
    2. "Kidnapped" - 2:40
    3. "Run Fay Run" - 2:45
    4. "Buns O' Plenty" - 4:37
    5. "The End Theme" - 1:13

    References

    Three Tough Guys Wikipedia
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