Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

Italian film poster for Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Produced by
  • Alberto Marras
  • Vincenzo Salviani[1]
Screenplay by Fernando Di Leo
Story by
  • Fernando Di Leo
  • Alberto Marras
  • Vincenzo Salviani[1]
Starring Marc Porel
Ray Lovelock
Music by Ubaldo Continiello[1]
Cinematography Guglielmo Mancori[1]
Edited by Gianfranco Simoncelli[1]
Release dates
  • March 11, 1976 (1976-03-11) (Italy)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
Country Italy[1]
Box office ₤741 million

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (Italian: Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore) is a 1976 Italian crime film, a poliziotteschi, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock.[2] Quentin Tarantino said the film is "one of the greatest titles of all time, and it lives up to its name!"[3]

Cast

Production

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was based on a screenplay by Fernando Di Leo, originally titled Poliziotti si nasce poliziotti si muore (Born a Cop, Die a Cop).[1] The film was director Ruggero Deodato's only film in the poliziotteschi genre.[1]

Release

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was released on March 11 1976.[1] It has grossed 741,142,540 lire domestically.[1] The film was cut on its initial release in Italy. This cut involved a scene with Renato Salvatori's character Bibi who has his men gouge out the eyes of a thug played by Bruno Corazzari, and then crush the eyeball under his feet.[1]

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