''Gangbuster'' ( it, L'avvocato della mala) is a 1977 crime film written and directed by Alberto Marras.

Cast

* Ray Lovelock as Lawyer Mario Gastali *

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as Peseti, the Boss *

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asPaola *

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as Killer * Gabriele Tinti as Tony *

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as Farnese *

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as Giorgio * Rosario Borelli as Police Commissioner *

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as Peseti's henchman *

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as taxi driver

Production

''Gangbuster'' was filmed at Elios Film in Rome. The film was producer Alberto Marras' only film made as a director.

Release

''Gangbuster'' was distributed theatrically in Italy on 22 September 1977. When the film was released on home video in VHS in Italy it has an 88 minute and 29 second running time, and in Germany it had a 85 minute and 51 second running time, and was a different version of the film with inserts from ''

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''. These included the car chases and prison fights from that film, and it featured a different sound score, such as Franco Micalizzi's theme from ''

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''.

References

Notes Bibliography *

External links

* 1977 crime films 1977 films Italian crime films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub