Mark of the Cop

Mark of the Cop
DVD cover
Directed by	Stelvio Massi
Screenplay by	Adriano Bolzoni Raniero Di Giovanbattista Stelvano Massi^[1]
Story by	Dardano Sacchetti^[1]
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani^[1]
Cinematography	Marcello Gatti^[1]
Edited by	Mauro Bonanni^[1]
Production companies	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate^[1]
Distributed by	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
Release dates	August 1, 1975 (1975-08-01) (Italy)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤1.667 billion

Mark il poliziotto (internationally released as Mark of the Cop, Blood, Sweat and Fear and Mark the Narc) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi. This film obtained a great commercial success and generated two sequels, Mark il poliziotto spara per primo and Mark colpisce ancora.^[2] The film represents the breakout for the lead actor, Franco Gasparri, who was already a star of Italian fotoromanzi.^[2]

Cast

Franco Gasparri as Inspector Mark Terzi
Lee J. Cobb as Lawyer Benzi
Giorgio Albertazzi as Quaestor
Sara Sperati as Irene
Carlo Duran as Gruber
Giampiero Albertini as Brigadiere Bonetti
Andrea Aureli as Benzi’s Vice
Francesco D'Adda as Investigating judge
Dada Gallotti as Irene’s mother

Release

Mark of the Cop was released in on August 1, 1975 in Italy where it was distributed by Produzioni Atlas Consorziate.^[1] It grossed a total of 1,667,090,170 Italian lire on it's theatrical release in Italy.^[1] The film has been released in the United States as Mark of the Cop and in Europe as Mark the Narc.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. p. 126. ISBN 0786469765.
1 2 Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.

External links

Mark of the Cop at the Internet Movie Database

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