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film co-written and directed by

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and starring

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, George Hilton and

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as Pino Scalise * George Hilton as Commissioner Morani *

as Marina 'Fiorella' *

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as Domino *

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as Teresa * Anthony Freeman as Nosey *

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as Don Chicco *Parvin Tabriz as Virginia Mallo * Nino Vingelli as Nicola

Reception

In Italy, the film was distributed by Lark and it grossed 593,395,110 lire. In his analysis of the film, Roberto Curti heavily criticized it, noting "the film's half-baked plot, filled with clichés worthy of a bad sceneggiata" and "the tone ../nowiki> closer to that of a lurid comic book".

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* 1978 films Poliziotteschi films 1978 crime films Films scored by Gianni Ferrio 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub

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