Angel of Evil (2010) on Netflix
R20101h 42mBiographyCrimeDrama
Renato Vallanzasca, a criminal by age nine, leads the Banda della Comasina, a Milan gang behind robberies, kidnappings and murders in the 1970s. Charm earns him the nickname il bel Renè.
- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb6.8/103,621 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes52%
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Plot summary
Serving a life sentence, an older Renato Vallanzasca looks back on the years he spent in Milan. A criminal by the age of nine, he becomes the country's most notorious mobster before he turns twenty-seven. As head of the Banda della Comasina, he and his gang wrest control of the Milan underworld in the 1970s through robberies, kidnappings and murders. The public follows his exploits, captivated by a man whose devilish charm and handsome face earn him the nickname il bel Renè. Arrested again and again, he escapes from prison more than once, and those escapes anger the government and his rivals alike.
Cast
- Toni Pandolfoas Spaghettino
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Angel of Evil (2010)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In 2008, 20th Century Fox offered Michele Placido the film about bank robber Renato Vallanzasca, but he was not interested in directing it. He accepted only after Kim Rossi Stuart, who wanted to play Vallanzasca, approached him.
- The producers had first offered the Vallanzasca film to Medusa Film and Rai Cinema, but both houses rejected the script and refused the rights. In 2010, Michele Placido blamed the "hypocritical respectability" of Italy for their refusal.
