Horst Fantazzini was an Italian anarchist

Anarchism in Italy

Italian anarchism as a movement began primarily from the influence of Mikhail Bakunin, Giuseppe Fanelli, and Errico Malatesta. From there it expanded to include illegalist individualist anarchism, and anarcho-syndicalism. It participated in the biennio rosso and survived fascism...

, writer, and outlaw who used to rob banks

Bank

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 with toy guns. He spent most of his life in jail

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 and died in Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

 prison after his last escape attempt. He was the son of the anarchist Libero Fantazzini.

In 1974 he published an autobiographical book, Ormai è fatta!. In 1999 director Enzo Monteleone made a film

Ormai è fatta!

Ormai è fatta! is a 1999 Italian film directed by Enzo Monteleone. It is based on the book by the Italian anarchist Horst Fantazzini....

 out of it, starring Stefano Accorsi

Stefano Accorsi

Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi is an Italian actor.-Early life and background:Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema....

as Horst.