The Tough Ones (1976 film)
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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
| Screenplay by | Dardano Sacchetti[1] |
| Story by | Umberto Lenzi[1] |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Federico Zanni[1] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso[1] |
| Music by | Franco Micalizzi[1] |
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| Distributed by | Medusa Distribuzione |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | ₤1.617 billion |
The Tough Ones (Template:Lang-it, which tranlsates as Rome Armed to the Teeth), also known as Brutal Justice and Assault with a Deadly Weapon,[3][4] is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Umberto Lenzi.
Cast
- Maurizio Merli: Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi
- Tomas Milian: Vincenzo Moretto, "The Hunchback"
- Maria Rosaria Omaggio: Anna
- Ivan Rassimov: Tony Parenzo
- Arthur Kennedy: Deputy-Questor Ruini
- Giampiero Albertini: Commissioner Caputo
- Biagio Pelligra: Savelli
- Aldo Barberito: Fogliana
- Luciano Catenacci: Ferdinando Gerace
- Orso Maria Guerrini: Ferrender
Production
Director Umberto Lenzi was offered a script titled Roma ha un segreto (Rome Has a Secret), a spy story set in the popular Roman district Trastevere.[5] Lenzi felt that the script made no sense and trashed the script.[5] He then asked the producer to make a film about the violence that was surrounding Rome at the time. Within a week, Lenzi improvised a script.[5]
Release
Rome Armed to the Teeth was released on February 25, 1976 in Italy where it was distributed by Medusa.[2] The film grossed 1,617,361,000 Italian lira.[2]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Curti 2013, p. 162.
- ^ a b c d Curti 2013, p. 163.
- ^ "Brutal Justice (1977)". FilmRatings.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "The Tough Ones". Grindhouse Releasing. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Curti 2013, p. 164.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.
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