Bloody Friday (film)
# Bloody Friday (film)

Bloody Friday (German: Blutiger Freitag) is a 1972 crime film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August, and Gianni Macchia.

It was shot on location in Munich and other parts of Bavaria.

## Plot

After escaping from a courtroom during his trial, a major criminal plans the biggest bank robbery every to have taken place in the country.

## Main cast

* Raimund Harmstorf as Heinz Klett
* Amadeus August as Christian Hofbauer
* Gianni Macchia as Luigi Belloni
* Christine Böhm as Heidi Hofbauer
* Ernst H. Hilbich as Ernst Pylobar
* Gila von Weitershausen as Marion Lotzmann
* Daniela Giordano as Dagmar Neuss
* Walter Buschhoff as Walter Lotzmann
* Renate Roland as Helga Radtke
* Horst Naumann as Dr. Mayer-Lippe
* Totò Mignone as Franz Muhl
* E. O. Fuhrmann as Prosecutor
* Ursula Erber as Irmgard Zukunft
* Werner Heyking as Dr. Eminger

## Production

Fernando Di Leo revised the screenplay of the film and is uncredited in the film's credits.

## Release

Bloody Friday was released in West Germany where it was distributed by Gloria Film on 8 May 1972. It was distributed in Italy by Alpherat on 6 February 1973 under the title Violenza contro violenza. The film grossed 135,195,000 Italian lire on its theatrical release in Italy.

