''Mark il poliziotto'' (internationally released as ''Mark of the Cop'', ''Blood, Sweat and Fear'' and ''Mark the Narc'') is an Italian

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film directed in 1975 by

Stelvio Massi Stelvio Massi (26 March 1929 – 26 March 2004), sometimes credited "Max Steel", was an Italian director known for his "''poliziotteschi''" films. Career Massi entered the cinema industry in 1952 as assistant camera operator, and in 1954 he becam ...

. This film obtained a great commercial success and generated two sequels, '' Mark il poliziotto spara per primo'' and '' Mark colpisce ancora''. The film represents the breakout for the lead actor, Franco Gasparri, who was already a star of Italian

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Cast

Franco Gasparri Franco Gasparri (31 October 1948 – 28 March 1999) was an Italian actor. Born Gianfranco Gasparri in Senigallia, the son of the painter and film poster artist Rodolfo, Gasparri started his career as a child actor, appearing in several pe ...

as Inspector Mark Terzi *

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as Lawyer Benzi *

Giorgio Albertazzi Giorgio Albertazzi (20 August 1923 – 28 May 2016) was an Italian actor and film director. Born in San Martino a Mensola, Tuscany, Albertazzi joined the Italian Social Republic and reached the rank of lieutenant. After their defeat, he spen ...

as Quaestor *

Sara Sperati Sara Sperati (born October 7, 1956), born as Adele Sperati, was an Italian film actress. She was a minor starlet in 1970s Italian genre films. Selected filmography *'' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1974, as Adele Sperati) *''La nottata'' (1974) *'' I ...

as Irene * Carlo Duran as Gruber *

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as Brigadiere Bonetti *

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as Benzi's Vice *

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as Investigating judge *

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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. It grossed a total of 1,667,090,170

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on its theatrical release in Italy. The film has been released in the United States as ''Mark of the Cop'' and in Europe as ''Mark the Narc''.

References

External links

* 1975 films 1970s Italian-language films Poliziotteschi films 1970s crime action films Italian crime action films Films directed by Stelvio Massi Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani 1970s Italian films {{1970s-crime-film-stub