Rome, Armed to the Teeth

"He Lives by the Law - Tanzi's Law!"

1976 1h 34m IT

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6.9

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★6.6TMDB · 74★6.9IMDB · 1,801

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Synopsis

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A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.

“He Lives by the Law - Tanzi's Law!”

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Cast

Maurizio Merli
Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi
Arthur Kennedy
Vice questore Ruini
Tomas Milian
Vincenzo Moretto, 'Il gobbo'
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Anna
Giampiero Albertini
Inspector Caputo
Ivan Rassimov
Antonio 'Tony' Parenzo
Biagio Pelligra
Savelli
Aldo Barberito
Detective Poliani

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Umberto Lenzi
Writers: Dardano Sacchetti, Umberto Lenzi, Dardano Sacchetti
Languages: English, German, Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, Italian.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tanzi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Umberto Lenzi, shot by Federico Zanni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniele Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Maurizio Merli and Arthur Kennedy and Tomas Milian carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He Lives by the Law - Tanzi's Law!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Umberto Lenzi directs. Federico Zanni behind the camera. Franco Micalizzi scores. Daniele Alabiso cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English, German, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, German, Italian.
3Part of the "Tanzi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Umberto Lenzi, shot by Federico Zanni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Daniele Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Maurizio Merli and Arthur Kennedy and Tomas Milian carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He Lives by the Law - Tanzi's Law!".
9IMDB entry: tt0075152 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "rome, italy", "hostage", "criminal underworld", "bank robbery".