Violent crime thriller chronicles the rise of a career gangster...
”The Climber” is a gangster film in the tradition of such classics as “The Public Enemy” and “Scarface” that chronicles the rise and inevitable fall of small-time smuggler Aldo (Joe Dallesandro). Beaten and abandoned by the local gang boss after he tries to skim off some profits for himself, Aldo forms his own group of misfits in order to exact revenge.<br /><br /> After shooting the cult movies “Flesh for Frankenstein” and “Blood for Dracula” in Europe, Dallesandro spent much of the 1970s making movies on the continent. In France, he worked with directors Louis Malle and Walerian Borowczyk, and in Italy he starred in pictures that spanned several genres. He returned to the United States in the 1980s, where he starred as Lucky Luciano in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club.”<br /><br />In “The Climber,” Dallesandro is effective as a young tough aspiring to a life as career criminal. He starts out working at a warehouse for a gangster where he helps to relocate illegal contraband. Because of his ruthlessness and dependability, he begins to rise in the organized crime hierarchy. The more powerful he becomes, the more other “climbers” emerge to take his place.<br /><br />There are some odd directorial choices, particularly a final scene shot in slow motion that draws out the action interminably and drains most of the excitement from the scene. Since slow motion was used previously in a night club sequence, the repetition of this device lacks impact. Shot on location in and around Naples and Rome, “The Climber” has an overall gritty look that suits the underworld saga, and violence erupts frequently when things don’t go as planned. The pace often works against the narrative of Aldo moving up the ladder of organized crime as it tends to meander rather than move briskly.<br /><br />Bonus features on the 2-disc Blu-ray + DVD edition include “Little Joe’s Adventures in Europe,” a brand new interview with Joe Dallesandro on his numerous European film appearances during the 1970s and early 1980s; and reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork.  The unrated film contains the original Italian soundtrack with optional newly translated English subtitles as well as an alternative English-language soundtrack with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : After shooting cult favourites Flesh for Frankenstein and Blood for Dracula in Europe, Joe Dallesandro spent much of the seventies making movies on the continent. In France he worked with auteurs like Louis Malle and Walerian Borowczyk, and in Italy he starred in all manner of genre fare from poliziotteschi (Savage Three, Season for Assassins) to nunsploitation (Killer Nun). The Climber follows in the tradition of gangster classics such as The Public Enemy and Scarface as it charts the rise and inevitable fall of small-time smuggler Aldo (Dallesandro). Beaten and abandoned by the local gang boss after he tries to skim off some profits for himself, Aldo forms his own group of misfits in order to exact revenge... Written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri (Gang War in Naples, I Am the Law), The Climber is a prime example of Italian crime cinema - a high-octane action-thriller full of brawls, fistfights, shootouts and explosions!.