The Escort

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The Escort

1993

1h 35m

Crime

Drama

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7 Reviews

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Four Sicilian police rookies sacrifice their own lives to protect a judge (Carlo Cecchi) from the mob.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Exciting as La Scorta might be, it is at heart a conventional thriller that breaks no new genre ground.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 3, 2006

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

La Scorta suffers from an anemic plot pulse.

Jan 31, 2006

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Hal Hinson

Washington Post

Ultimately, La Scorta is a tight, competent but rather inconsequential thriller. It's diverting, but thin.

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Though not particularly deep or original, La Scorta displays intimate scale, taut narrative, and recognizably human characters; considering that it deals with crime, there's little violence on screen.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 26, 2006

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Depicts of bodyguards as modern day ascetics

Jul 18, 2003

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Marc Vincenti

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 3.5/4

May 20, 2003

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Audience Member

The story was good, but the movie is not very entertaining.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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An unjustifiably obscure Italian crime procedural. Gritty and intense.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Somehow Tognazzi has dully rendered what should be riveting material about political and mafioso machinations in Sicilia. This film plays like a mediocre telanovela, devoid of artistry and utterly conventional. Maybe this is the reason Hollywood is remaking the movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Interesting movie about the guys who guard anti-mafia judges. Not a great film but fascinating subject matter and I think they tried to keep it realistic, even down to the downbeat, unresolved ending. I heard a rumour the americans are going to remake it which I can well believe.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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A very interesting movie because it never even shows the gangsters, yet still manages to show the affect that they have on people, especially those that try to fight them. A bleak movie, that is pretty straight forward.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Ricky Tognazzi

Director

Claudio Amendola

Angelo Mandolesi

Enrico Lo Verso

Andrea Corsale

Carlo Cecchi

Judge Michele de Francesco

Ricky Memphis

Fabio Muzzi

Tony Sperandeo

Raffaele Frasca

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Synopsis

Four Sicilian police rookies sacrifice their own lives to protect a judge (Carlo Cecchi) from the mob.

Director: Ricky Tognazzi
Production Co: Claudio Bonivento Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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