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Machine Gun McCain (Italian: Gli intoccabili, lit. 'The untouchables') is a 1969 Italian crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. The film is based on the novel Candyleg by Ovid Demaris.[1]

Machine Gun McCain
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Directed by	Giuliano Montaldo
Screenplay by	Mino Roli Giuliano Montaldo[1]
Dialogue by	Israel Horowitz[1]
Based on	Candyleg by Ovid Demaris
Produced by	Marco Vicario Bino Cicogna[1]
Starring	John Cassavetes Britt Ekland Peter Falk Gabriele Ferzetti Florinda Bolkan Tony Kendall Salvo Randone Gena Rowlands
Cinematography	Erico Menczer[1]
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli[1]
Music by	Ennio Morricone[1]
Production company	Euroatlantica[1]
Distributed by	Euro International Films
Release date	1 April 1969 (1969-04-01) (Italy)
Running time	116 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Language	English
Box office	₤803.751 million

Cast

• John Cassavetes as Hank McCain
• Britt Ekland as Irene Tucker
• Peter Falk as Charlie Adamo
• Gabriele Ferzetti as Don Francesco DeMarco
• Luigi Pistilli as Duke Mazzanga
• Margherita Guzzinati as Margaret DeMarco
• Claudio Biava as Barclay
• Steffen Zacharias as Abe Stilberman
• James Morrison as Joby Cuda
• Florinda Bolkan as Joni Adamo
• Tony Kendall as Pete Zacari
• Salvo Randone as Don Salvatore
• Gena Rowlands as Rosemary Scott
• Dan Gregory as The Baby-Faced Killer

Production

Machine Gun McCain was shot at both Incir-De Paolis and Dear Studios in Rome, as well as Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.[1] Director Giuliano Montaldo stated that both Machine Gun McCain and Grand Slam were made to establish him in the film industry before making the films he wanted to make.[2] Montaldo stated that Cassavetes took the title role to finance his own films.[2]

Release

Machine Gun McCain was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It was released in Italy on 1 April 1969 where it was distributed by Euro International Films.[1] It grossed a total of 803,751,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy.[1] On its American release, the film was cut to 96 minutes.[1]

Reception

In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "executed with minimal flair, and thudding rather heavily on the moralist/social documentary side of the fence" and that "apart from an over-use of the Techniscope zoom lens, there's no style to speak of."[4] In a contemporary review, on reviewing the Blue Underground Blu-ray, Tom Charity described the film as "haphazardly scripted" but noted that it is "Cassavetes' participation alongside his soon-to be regular collaborator Falk and his wife Gena Rowlands that piques our curiosity" and that "Adroitly mixing stylish Roman interiors with colourful location work, fast-paced and featuring a ridiculously snappy Ennio Morricone dirge, 'The Ballad of Hank McCain', ... adds up to an attractive footnote to Cassavetes' career".[2]

Notes

References

External links

• Machine Gun McCain at IMDb
• Machine Gun McCain at AllMovie
• Machine Gun McCain at the TCM Movie Database
• Machine Gun McCain at the American Film Institute Catalog

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