Three Tough Guys
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| Directed by | Duccio Tessari |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
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| Music by | Isaac Hayes |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Mario Morra |
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| Distributed by | Titanus |
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92 minutes |
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| Box office | ₤761.271 million |
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 34:13 | |||
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Enterprise ENS-7504 |
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| Producer | Isaac Hayes | |||
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Three Tough Guys (also known as Tough Guys) is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. 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.
Three Tough Guys was film as Vasca Navale in Rome and on location in Chicago between September 4 and October 1973. The film was Isaac Hayes' acting debut.
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.
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.
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