Rome Armed to the Teeth
| Rome Armed To The Teeth | |
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 Italian film poster for Rome Armed to the Teeth | |
| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
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| Screenplay by | Dardano Sacchetti[2] |
| Story by | Umberto Lenzi[2] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Franco Micalizzi[2] |
| Cinematography | Federico Zanni[2] |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso[2] |
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| Distributed by | Medusa |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Box office | ₤1.617 billion |
Rome Armed to the Teeth Italian: Roma a mano armata is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Umberto Lenzi.
Cast
- Maurizio Merli: Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi
- Tomas Milian: Vincenzo Moretto, alias 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.[3] Lenzi felt that the script made no sense and trashed the script.[3] 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.[3]
Release
Rome Armed to the Teeth was released on February 25, 1976 in Italy where it was distributed by Medusa.[1] The film grossed 1,617,361,000 Italian lira.[1]
See also
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 Curti 2013, p. 163.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Curti 2013, p. 162.
- 1 2 3 Curti 2013, p. 164.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.
External links
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