''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

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. 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 as Inspector Mark Terzi *

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as Lawyer Benzi *

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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 * Andrea Aureli as Benzi's Vice *

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