Fists in the Pocket

Fists in the Pocket (Italian: I pugni in tasca) is a 1965 Italian satirical drama film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio and starring Lou Castel. It was Bellocchio's first feature film and became one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year. The film centers on a young man suffering from epilepsy, who plots the murders of the members of his dysfunctional family.

Fists in the Pocket
DVD cover
ItalianI pugni in tasca
Directed byMarco Bellocchio
Written byMarco Bellocchio
Produced byEnzo Doria
StarringLou Castel
Paola Pitagora
Marino Masé
Liliana Gerace
CinematographyAlberto Marrama
Edited bySilvano Agosti
(as Aurelio Mangiarotti)
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
company
Doria Cinematografica
Distributed byInternational Film Company (1965)
Release date
  • October 1965 (1965-10) (Italy)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget20–24 million lire

In 2008, Fists in the Pocket was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."

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