Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
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 Italian film poster for Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man | |
| Directed by | Ruggero Deodato |
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| Screenplay by | Fernando Di Leo |
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| Music by | Ubaldo Continiello[1] |
| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori[1] |
| Edited by | Gianfranco Simoncelli[1] |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤741,142,540 |
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (Italian: Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore) is a 1976 Italian crime film (a polizieschi) directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel.[2]
Quentin Tarantino said the film is "one of the greatest titles of all time, and it lives up to its name!"[3]
Cast
- Marc Porel - Fred
- Ray Lovelock - Tony
- Adolfo Celi - The Boss
- Franco Citti - Rudy Ruginski
- Silvia Dionisio - Norma
- Marino Masé - Rick Conti
- Renato Salvatori - Roberto Pasquini, a.k.a. Bibi
- Sergio Ammirata - Sergeant
- Bruno Corazzari - Morandi
- Daniele Dublino - Corrupt police inspector
- Sofia Dionisio - Lina Pasquini (as Flavia Fabiani)
- Tom Felleghy - Major
- Margherita Horowitz - Mona, a hostage woman
- Gina Mascetti - Maricca
- Marcello Monti - 3rd kidnapper
- Claudio Nicastro - Commissioner
- Gino Pagnani - Paul, the dog trainer
- Enzo Pulcrano - Mario, Pasquini's henchman
- Alvaro Vitali - Concierge at Pasquini's building
Production
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was based off a screenplay by Fernando Di Leo originally titled Poliziotti si nasce poliziotti si muore (Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Cop).[1] The film was director Ruggero Deodato 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]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 Curti, 2013. p. 181
- ↑ "New York Times: Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ↑ "The Cornetto Trilogy Golden Mile, Day 9: Edgar Wright And Quentin Tarantino Record One Of The Greatest DVD Commentaries... Ever!". cinemablend.com. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.
External links
- Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man at AllMovie
- Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man at the Internet Movie Database
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