A Dangerous Toy

A Dangerous Toy
Directed byGiuliano Montaldo
Written bySergio Donati
Giuliano Montaldo
Nino Manfredi
Produced byClaudio Mancini
Fulvio Morsella
StarringNino Manfredi
Marlène Jobert
CinematographyEnnio Guarnieri
Edited byNino Baragli
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • 21 February 1979 (1979-02-21)
Running time
118
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

A Dangerous Toy (originally titled Il giocattolo) is a 1979 Italian noir drama-thriller film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was co-produced by Sergio Leone.[1] The toy of the title is a gun. The film chronicles how a frustrated and shy accountant may become a cruel and ruthless executioner.[2] For his role in this film Vittorio Mezzogiorno won the Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actor.[3]

  1. ^ Marcello Garofalo (1999). Tutto il cinema di Sergio Leone. Baldini & Castoldi, 1999. p. 182. ISBN 88-8089-698-9.
  2. ^ Aldo Bernardini. Nino Manfredi. Gremese Editore, 1999. pp. 161–163.
  3. ^ Rodolfo Di Giammarco (9 January 1994). "E' MORTO L' ATTORE VITTORIO MEZZOGIORNO". La Repubblica. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

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