Time to Kill (1989 film)

Time to Kill
French poster
Directed byGiuliano Montaldo
Screenplay byFurio Scarpelli
Paolo Virzì
Giacomo Scarpelli
Giuliano Montaldo
Based onA Time to Kill
1947 novel
by Ennio Flaiano
Produced byLeo Pescarolo
Guido De Laurentiis
StarringNicolas Cage
Ricky Tognazzi
Giancarlo Giannini
CinematographyBlasco Giurato
Edited byAlfredo Muschietti
Music byEnnio Morricone
Production
companies
Reteitalia
DMV Distribuzione
Ellepi Film
Italfrance
Dania Film
Distributed byTitanus (Italy)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (France)
Release dates
  • September 10, 1989 (1989-09-10) (Venice)
  • October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27) (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageEnglish

Time to Kill (Italian: Tempo di uccidere) is a 1989 Italian historical drama film starring Nicolas Cage, and Italian actors Ricky Tognazzi and Giancarlo Giannini. It is directed by Giuliano Montaldo. The film is set in 1936, when Ethiopia was under Italian invasion, and was filmed in Zimbabwe. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Ennio Flaiano.