Weapons of Death

Weapons of Death
Italian film poster for Weapons of Death
Directed by	Mario Caiano
Screenplay by	Gianfranco Clerici Vincenzo Mannino[1]
Story by	Gianfranco Clerici Vincenzo Mannino[1]
Starring	Leonard Mann Henry Silva Jeff Blynn
Music by	Francesco De Masi[1]
Cinematography	Pier Luigi Santi[1]
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi[1]
Distributed by	Fida Cinematografica
Release dates	February 22, 1977 (Italy)
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤1.047 billion

Weapons of Death (Italian: Napoli spara!, also known as Naples Shoots) is a poliziottesco film directed by Mario Caiano in 1977.^[2] It is an unofficial sequel of Napoli violenta, of which reprises the character of Gennarino (still played by Massimo Deda).^[3]

Cast

• Leonard Mann as Commissioner Belli
• Henry Silva as Santoro
• Jeff Blynn as Guidi
• Ida Galli as Lucia Parisi (credited as Evelyne Stewart)
• Massimo Deda as Gennarino
• Adolfo Lastretti as Pedophile
• Kirsten Gille as Taxi patron
• Mario Deda as Nardi, Belli’s assistant
• Enrico Maisto as Don Licata
• Tommaso Palladino as Don Calise
• Tino Bianchi as Don Alfredo
• Mario Erpichini as Chief of Police
• Maurizio Gueli as Serrao
• Massimo Vanni as Rosati
• Maurizio Mattioli as Special Agent

Release

Weapons of Death was released in Italy on February 22, 1977 through the distributor Fida Cinematografica.^[4] It grossed a total of 1,049,324,370 Italian lira on its release.^[4]

Notes

1. Curti 2013, p. 235.
2. "Prime visioni sullo schermo". La Stampa. 23 March 1977. p. 7.
3. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
4. Curti 2013, p. 236.

References

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.

External links

• Weapons of Death at the Internet Movie Database