Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976 1h 32m IT

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 49

ActionCrime

Synopsis

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A cop recruits a criminal and his cohorts to help track down a violent crime lord who has kidnapped the ill daughter of a rich family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomas Milian
Sergio Marazzi 'Monnezza'
Nicoletta Machiavelli
Mara
Claudio Cassinelli
Antonio Sarti
Claudio Undari
Mario
Henry Silva
Brescianelli
Biagio Pelligra
Calabrese
Umberto Raho
Lawyer
Giuseppe Castellano
Vallelunga

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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1 / 8

ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Tomas Milian and Nicoletta Machiavelli and Claudio Cassinelli carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Umberto Lenzi directs. Luigi Kuveiller behind the camera. Bruno Canfora scores. Eugenio Alabiso cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Monnezza Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Umberto Lenzi, shot by Luigi Kuveiller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bruno Canfora. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tomas Milian and Nicoletta Machiavelli and Claudio Cassinelli carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0075352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.