I Kiss the Hand

I Kiss the Hand (Italian: Baciamo le mani, also known as Family Killer) is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Vittorio Schiraldi and starring Arthur Kennedy, John Saxon and Agostina Belli. It is based on a novel by the same Vittorio Schiraldi, a writer and journalist at his film debut.[1][2]

I Kiss the Hand
Directed byVittorio Schiraldi
Written byVittorio Schiraldi
Produced byArcangelo Picchi
StarringArthur Kennedy
John Saxon
Agostina Belli
CinematographyMarcello Gatti
Edited byFranco Fraticelli
Music byEnrico Simonetti
Distributed byCannon Films
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
LanguageItalian

Plot

Cast

Reception

Film critic Roberto Curti referred to the film as "a turgid, verbose and violent melodrama", in which the "only memorable asset is John Saxon’s over-the-top performance".[2]

References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
  2. Roberto Curti (22 October 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland, 2013. ISBN 978-0786469765.


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