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Rabid Dogs

Rabid Dogs

Lock the doors, rollup the windows, and buckle up… for the ride of your life!

19747.51h 36m

Overview

Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean getaway.

Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Alessandro Parenzo, Mario Bava, Michael J. Carroll
Produced by Lamberto Bava, Roberto Loyola, Alfredo Leone
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Top Cast

Riccardo Cucciolla

Riccardo Cucciolla

Riccardo

Don Backy

Don Backy

Bisturi

Lea Lander

Lea Lander

Greta Garbo

Maurice Poli

Maurice Poli

Dottore

George Eastman

George Eastman

Trentadue

Marisa Fabbri

Marisa Fabbri

Maria

Erika Dario

Erika Dario

Marisa

Luigi Antonio Guerra

Luigi Antonio Guerra

Impiegato

Gustavo De Nardo

Gustavo De Nardo

Benzinaio

Emilio Bonucci

Emilio Bonucci

Tassista

Themes & Keywords

robberyrapekidnappinggetaway cargangslasherkillerroad movieunreleased

About Rabid Dogs

Rabid Dogs is a crime, thriller film released in 1974 exploring themes of robbery, rape, kidnapping, getaway car, gang, slasher. Directed by Mario Bava, it stars Riccardo Cucciolla, Don Backy, Lea Lander. Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean getaway.

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