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Three Tough Guys (also known as Tough Guys) is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also composed the soundtrack. It is a coproduction between United States, Italy (where it was released Uomini duri) and France (where is known as Les Durs). The film was shot in Chicago.




Plot


Roman Catholic priest Father Charlie and former police officer Lee solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank, Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends.




Cast


Lino Ventura as Father Charlie
Isaac Hayes as Lee
Fred Williamson as Joe "Snake"
Paula Kelly as Fay
William Berger as Captain Ryan
Vittorio Sanipoli as Mike Petralia
Lorella De Luca as Anne Lombardo
Mario Erpichini as Gene Lombardo
Jess Hahn as The Bartender
Jacques Herlin as Mike Petralia
Guido Leontini as Sergeant Sam
Luciano Salce as The Bishop
Nazzareno Zamperla as Snake's Henchman




Production


Three Tough Guys was filmed in Rome and on location in Chicago between September 4 and October 1973. The film was Isaac Hayes' acting debut.




Release


Three Tough Guys opened in New York on March 15, 1974. was released in France under the title Les durs on May 29, 1974. It was released in Italy under the title Uomini duri where it was distributed by Titanus. It grossed a total of 761.271 million Italian lire. Italian film historian and critic Roberto Curti said this gross was "moderate, but not outstanding success" as it had grossed less than half of Enzo G. Castellari's Street Law.




Soundtrack



The soundtrack was composed, conducted and performed by Isaac Hayes, with string arrangements performed by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and rhythm tracks performed by Isaac Hayes' band the Movement. The original LP record, Tough Guys, was released by Enterprise Records, an imprint of Stax Records.
The main theme of Three Tough Guys would be used in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2. "Hung Up on My Baby" was sampled in the Geto Boys song "Mind Playing Tricks on Me."




= Original track listing

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Side one

"Title Theme" - 2:32
"Randolph & Dearborn" - 4:24
"The Red Rooster" - 4:04
"Joe Bell" - 4:57
Side two

"Hung Up On My Baby" - 6:15
"Kidnapped" - 2:40
"Run Fay Run" - 2:45
"Buns O' Plenty" - 4:37
"The End Theme" - 1:13




Notes






= References

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Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.




External links


Three Tough Guys at IMDb

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