During the afternoon of bloody friday the irish republican army ira planted and exploded 22 bombs which, in the space of 75 minutes, killed 9 people and seriously injured approximately others. On friday 21 july 1972 the ira let off 19 bombs within 1 hour, 9 people were brutaly killed and injured that day, this day became known as bloody friday. Bloody friday is the name given to the bombings by the provisional irish republican army ira in belfast on 21 july 1972, during the troubles. Friday bombings carried out in belfast 40 years ago on friday, july 21st, 1972. Even hardened newsmen recoiled with shock from the scenes of carnage witnessed in belfast as firemen lifted the mangled bodies where bombs ripped through crowds of unsuspecting men. One of the twentieth centurys premiere examples of krautsploitation, the germanitalian coproduction bloody friday blutiger freitag. Friday, july 21, 1972, was a day of horror and shame in this stricken city. Unused unissued material colour material northern ireland.
The ira exploded over 19 bombs in belfast, killing nine and injuring over 100. According to the title these bombs were planted by the ira the irish republican army md. This is just a great, over the top story of a bank heist gone wrong with the greatest bad boy of movie history, raimund harmstorf. Bloody friday 1972 crime drama film raimund harmstorf. A brutal police and hostage thriller by prolific german director rolf olsen, mostly active in the field of secondrate comedies, typically german report films about prostitution in hamburg and frankfurt, sleazy exploitation and even mondostyle films like on the reeperbahn at half past midnight 1969 and shocking asia 1974. Bloody friday 1972 original trailer hd 1080p youtube.
Blutiger freitag is a 1972 crime film directed by rolf olsen and starring raimund harmstorf, amadeus august, and gianni macchia it was shot on location in munich and other parts of bavaria. Bloody friday is the name given to the bombings by the provisional irish republican army ira in belfast on 21 july 1972. Bloody friday 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With raimund harmstorf, amadeus august, gianni macchia, christine bohm. Bloody friday 1972 raimund harmstorf amadeus august christine bohm sdc films. There have been many terrible events in the history of northern irelands conflict, but few have seared the collective consciousness of its people as those on friday, 21 july 1972, a day that became known as bloody friday. Twentytwo bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, killing nine people including two british soldiers and injuring. The survivors will remember the day as bloody friday based on the brutal and savage bank robbery on august 4th 1971 in munich that shocked the world. The original trailer in high definition of bloody friday directed by rolf olsen, lee payant and starring raimund harmstorf, amadeus august. Bloody sunday, demonstration in londonderry, northern ireland, on sunday, january 30, 1972, by roman catholic civil rights supporters that turned violent when british paratroopers opened fire, killing and injuring 14 others one of the injured later died. This amounts to the goriest scene in the movie and, while seldom overly. The tension is palpable and the brutality is immediate. Bloody friday is a 1972 crime film directed by rolf olsen and starring raimund harmstorf, amadeus august and gianni macchia.
Bbc history page on bloody friday in belfast, 21 july 1972. It actually brings some surprising social undertones to the genre, which are usually lacking in poliziotteschi. Blutiger freitag is a 1972 crime film directed by rolf olsen and starring raimund harmstorf, amadeus august, and gianni macchia. Bloody friday is the name given to the events that occurred in belfast on friday 21 july 1972. Fuzz guitar, longhaired antiestablishment types, euro babes, a misogynist, a lesbian, strange sex montage, a psychotic bearded. Overview of bloody friday, 1972, directed by rolf olsen, with at turner classic movies. At least twenty bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, most within a half hour period. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, suspense and surprise ending films with plots about violence, murder, police, shot to death, hostage, blood and police officer mostly in crime, thriller and action genres. Bbc news northern ireland understanding northern ireland. The desperation from the other robbers give the film an humanistic context. There is a lot of gore for a movie from this era, but the blood and special effects are laughable.
Bloody friday 1972, a series of bombings by the provisional irish republican army bloody friday 1993, an ethnic cleansing during the angolan civil war bloody friday 1998, a confrontation between university students and police forces during the may 1998 riots in indonesia. Most similar movies to bloody friday the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. North remembers bloody friday bombing that killed nine 40 year ago. Bloody friday is reminiscent of classic japanese films of the 60s like chusingura and samurai assassin. Heres the details of what happened heres the details of what happened august 4, 1971. Bloody friday 1972 after escaping from a courtroom during his trial, a criminal plans the biggest bank robbery every to have taken place in germany. American army, no less lest we forget, bloody friday was made two. Most of them were car bombs and most targeted infrastructure, especially the transport network.
Bloody friday attack on the ulsterbus depot 1972 youtube. Dating from 1972 and codirected by rolf olsen 19191998 and lee. In a devastating series of attacks the provisional ira planted 22 bombs across the city of belfast killing 9 people and injuring over most of them innocent civilians. Bloody sunday is a 2002 britishirish film about the 1972 bloody sunday shootings in derry, northern ireland. British soldiers are amongst the firemen rushing into the front of the. The 65minute attack killed 11 people and seriously injured as the ira detonated car bombs, mines and other devices. Bloody friday 1972 raimund harmstorf amadeus august. Bloody friday is a badly dubbed german with an italian flair crime drama that looks very dated by todays standards. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will. Bloody friday 1972 raimund harmstorf amadeus august christine bohm sdc films sdc television. The dead womans policeman boyfriend lau au kamtong blames ko simon yam, the leader of.
Womanizing thug klett is sprung from the courthouse by two accomplices, then sets about planning the big heist of a local bank, equipped with a cache of highpowered weapons hes acquired from an american army outpost. They feature the same type of long drawn out setup, fast. Bloody friday dvd 1972 euro crime gore film on dvd. Bloody friday might look terrible at some point, but this film isnt as bad as it looks. Starring raimund harmstorf as heinz klett, the foulmouthed and wholly despicable master criminal who starts the film in handcuffs only to escape and commit a bank robbery that turns into a trying hostage drama.
Although produced by granada television as a tv film, it premiered at the sundance film festival on 16 january, a few days before its screening on itv on 20 january, and then in selected london cinemas from 25 january. North remembers bloody friday bombing that killed nine 40. Bloody friday is a german crime film from 1972 based on a true crime. Fuzz guitar, longhaired antiestablishment types, euro babes, a misogynist, a lesbian, strange sex montage, a psychotic bearded asshole in leather pants and elvis sunglasses, filthy language delivered in an amusing manner. The friday killer, as he becomes known, even murders an undercover officer as part of his bloody spree. The page bloody friday 1972, along with other pages relating to the troubles, irish nationalism and british nationalism in relation to ireland, is currently subject to active arbitration remedies, as laid out during a 2007 arbitration case, and amended most recently in february 2019. Some of the victimss bodies had been blown to pieces, leading to some of the most shocking scenes of the troubles as their remains were collected in black plastic bags. Bloody sunday in northern ireland in londonderry, northern ireland, unarmed civil rights demonstrators are shot dead by british army paratroopers in an event that becomes known as bloody. Ls of bomb exploding and blowing the front out of a building. Writerdirector paul greengrass magnetic and impassioned drama depicts of the events of the infamous bloody massacre which took place sunday on january 30, 1972 when 27 civilians were gunned down by the british army in the streets of northern ireland. Bloody sunday, or the bogside massacre, was a mass shooting on 30 january 1972 in the bogside area of derry, northern ireland, when british soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march against internment without trial.
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