Years Of Lead: Five Classic Italian Crime Thrillers 1973-1977 (Standard Edition) Science Fiction/Fantasy Opening narration from the edited-for-television

Opening narration from the edited-for-television version

combining comedy

Godfather Of Mondo Franco E

by a maniac wielding a large pair of scissors

Artwork by Paul Watson

Years Of Lead: Five Classic Italian Crime Thrillers 1973-1977 (Standard Edition) Science Fiction/Fantasy Opening narration from the edited-for-televisionThe 1970s were a time of intense uncertainty and instability in Italy. Political corruption and widespread acts of left and right wing terrorism, alongside a breakdown in social cohesion and a loss of trust in public institutions such as the government and police, created a febrile atmosphere of cynicism, paranoia and unexploded rage. Throughout this period, these sentiments found expression in a series of brutal, often morally ambiguous crime