Bezenby Any mafia don worth his salt will tell you that if you whack a guy, you've got to make sure he's got no kids that will grow up and come after you. Look at Don Ciccio in the Godfather Part Two. Failed to kill Robert De Niro as a kid. Thirty years later, dies with a huge knife in his gut. Same with this guy here. He doesn't even bother trying to kill the kid – he just lets him watch!Years later and that kid is now Christopher Mitchum. That's Robert Mitchum's son to us lesser beings, and in terms of inheriting his father's looks and acting talents, let's just say he looks like his father. Chris is bringing vengeance to the mob in a big way, gunning down people left and right (including Umberto Raho). Chris heads off for Italy while Captain Karl Malden picks up his trail.Once in Rome, Chris sets his sights on Claudine Augur, secretary to Mafia boss Don Alfredi and romances her by getting involved in a car chase with her! Claudine is won over by his car chase skills, and after getting in the sack with him, reveals that the Don has a daughter at a boarding school in France…Meanwhile, Karl Malden (whose nose was a product of boxing, I now know) starts doing a little research of his own, meeting with the Mafia boss, whom he knows personally, and trying to save the Don's daughter after she's kidnapped. Then again, things aren't that straightforward. Karl Malden is obviously one of those actors who would entertain ordering some chips at a Drive-thru, and he's good here as the soft hearted policeman who charms his way to the kidnapper.I'm not so sure about Christopher Mitchum or Oliva Hussey, mind you. Chris is a good action star but doesn't seem to get too excited about anything, and Olivia also seems to me to be very detached, no matter what role she's in. She does choose interesting films to star in, however. She was in the creepy-as-hell US slasher Black Christmas (1974) and the brilliant Australian sci-fi flick Turkey Shoot, as well as appearing in the post-apocalyptic Virus (1980) and Stephen King's It (1990). Mitchum didn't fare so well, but appears in The Day Time Ended (1977) and crazy Indonesion action film Final Score (1986). He also played 'ranch hand' in the 1993 film Tombstone. All that is relevant to The Summertime Killer.This isn't as violent or crazy as other Poliziotesschi films, and almost feels more American for some reason. Maybe it's due to a focus on characterisation. Be warned – there's an almost two hour long version out there too, but it's only added dialogue.

JasparLamarCrabb An ugly thriller directed with zero flair by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi. Christopher Mitchum is silently killing off various mafia dons while being pursued by crooked NYPD cop Karl Malden. Mitchum, the uncharismatic son of the infinitely charismatic Robert, has virtually no dialog and virtually no chemistry with either of his leading ladies (a poorly used Oliva Hussey and an underused Claudine Auger). He drives around a lot on a noisy motorcycle while Isasi-Isasmendi's camera follows along. This deadly dull film did little to enhance the careers of any of the players. In addition to Hussey, Malden and Auger, Raf Vallone is in it too. The cinematography by Juan Gelpí is pleasing but really adds nothing. The film is so poorly edited, it's easy to believe there's a lot left on the cutting room floor that may have helped infuse this dog with SOME sort of excitement.

massbits A young boy witnesses the murder of his Father by vicious mobsters, 20 years pass the Kid now a young man (Christopher Mitchum) plots his one man vengeance trail on all those responsible for his Father's death. Hot on his heels is a hard boiled cop (Karl Malden) who has been hired by he Mob to stop the kid, who has already killed a fair few of the Mob, The Kid's ace in the hole, is when he kidnaps the daughter (Oliva Hussy) of the leader of the Mob (Raf Vallone)in order to lure him out to make him an easy target, However things get more complex for the Kid as the two young'ns gradually fall for one another. A great piece of 70's Euro trash exploitation, with nice cinematography,great Motorbike stunts by the master Remy Julian and his posse of stunt men and a great score by Luis Baclov (Django). Both Mitchum and Hussey are excellent in their roles and they seem to develop some sort of surreal chemistry. Karl Malden makes the best of a very sparse script,

FrankiePaddo Hey there must be fans out there of the 70s European action movies. The king of the genre is Charles Bronson but a lot of other US actors packed up and headed over to Europe to churn out some mid budget violence.This time its Christopher Mitchum ( son of Robert), Karl Malden, and Olivia Hussey, with support from Italian Raf Vallone.Its basically the young man seeking revenge redeemed by love plot mixed in with the old cop with a guilty conscience who wants to atone for his sins plot. And its not half bad with some nice motorbike stunts, cool sunglasses worn by Mitchum and nice location photography in Spain. And of course there is that ambience found in these 70s Euro action films where there are long pauses, meaningful angles as well as a gallery of existential or thoughtful characters. Its no classic but its fun. The only question is when is Tarantino going to get around to this sub genre?