''The Master Touch'' (Italian: ''Un uomo da rispettare'') is a 1972 crime film directed by

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Plot summary

Steve Wallace, a safecracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one last burglary with the help of a circus gymnast in Germany, who later becomes fat.

Cast

as Steve Wallace * Giuliano Gemma as Marco *

as Anna *

Wolfgang Preiss Wolfgang Preiss (27 February 1910 – 27 November 2002) was a German theatre, film and television actor. The son of a teacher, Preiss studied philosophy, German, and drama in the early 1930s. He also took private acting classes with Hans Schlen ...

as Miller *

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as Detective Hoffman *

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as Miller's Lieutenant *

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as Eric *

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as Murdered Security Guard * Allen Stanley *

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Release

''The Master Touch'' was distributed theatrically in Germany in 8 December 1972.

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* * * 1972 films 1972 crime drama films 1970s crime thriller films 1970s heist films Italian crime thriller films German crime thriller films Italian heist films German heist films West German films English-language German films English-language Italian films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films set in Hamburg Films set in West Germany 1970s Italian films 1970s German films {{crime-thriller-film-stub