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Tough Guys (1974 Film)
''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 Crime film, crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also composed the soundtrack. It is a coproduction between United States, Italy (where it was released ''Uomini duri'') and France (where is known as ''Les Durs''). The film was shot in Chicago. Plot Roman Catholic priest Father Charlie and former police officer Lee solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After Lee is removed from the force due to $1,000,000 being stolen from the bank, Father Charlie helps him to gain revenge for the loss of one of his friends. Cast * Lino Ventura as Father Charlie * Isaac Hayes as Lee * Fred Williamson as Joe "Snake" * Paula Kelly (actress), Paula Kelly as Fay * William Berger (actor), William Berger as Captain Ryan * Vittorio Sanipoli as Mike Petralia * Lorella De Luca as Anne Lomba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of Spaghetti Westerns. Born in Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ..., Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of Peplum (film genre), peplum films. In 1964 he co-wrote Sergio Leone's ''A Fistful of Dollars'', one year later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with ''A Pistol for Ringo'' and its immediate sequel, ''The Return of Ringo''. He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 67. He was married to actress Lorella De Luca. Filmography :Note: The films listed as N/A are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |