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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976 1h 36m IT
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 59
ActionCrimeComedy
Synopsis
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Fred and Tony are members of an elite “special squad” of police in Rome who are undercover, licensed to kill, and love to live dangerously.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Marc Porel
Antonio
Ray Lovelock
Alfredo
Silvia Dionisio
Sonia
Renato Salvatori
Roberto Pasquini
Adolfo Celi
Polizeichef
Franco Citti
Ruggero Rujinski
Alvaro Vitali
Concierge
Marino Masé
Rick Conti
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ruggero Deodato
- Writers
- Alberto Marras, Fernando Di Leo, Vincenzo Salviani
- Languages
- Italian, English
- Countries
- Italy
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ruggero Deodato, shot by Guglielmo Mancori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Ubaldo Continiello. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Gianfranco Simoncelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock and Silvia Dionisio carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0075375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ruggero Deodato directs. Guglielmo Mancori behind the camera. Ubaldo Continiello scores. Gianfranco Simoncelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
- 3Directed by Ruggero Deodato, shot by Guglielmo Mancori. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Ubaldo Continiello. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Gianfranco Simoncelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock and Silvia Dionisio carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0075375 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Guglielmo Mancori
- Original score
- Ubaldo Continiello
- Editing
- Gianfranco Simoncelli
- Production design
- Franco Bottari
- Runtime
- 96 min · 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- 18
Also by
Ruggero Deodato
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CE
Centro Produzioni Cinematografiche Città di Milano
IT
- T.
T.D.L. Cinematografica
IT
Key crew
- Production DesignFranco Bottari
- ProducerAlberto Marras
- ProducerVincenzo Salviani
- EditorGianfranco Simoncelli
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police brutality
- police
- rome, italy
- italy
- undercover cop
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1976-09-0318
Also known as
International titles
- The TerminatorsGB
