Weapons of Death
Weapons of Death (Italian: Napoli spara!, also known as Naples Shoots) is a poliziottesco film directed by Mario Caiano in 1977.[2] It is spin-off from the Commissioner Betti Trilogy as the character of Gennarino (still played by Massimo Deda) returns from the film Violent Naples.[3]
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| Directed by | Mario Caiano |
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| Cinematography | Pier Luigi Santi[1] |
| Edited by | Vincenzo Tomassi[1] |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi[1] |
| Distributed by | Fida Cinematografica |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤1.049 billion |
Cast
- Leonard Mann as Commissioner Belli
- Henry Silva as Santoro
- Jeff Blynn as Guidi
- Evelyne Stewart as Lucia Parisi
- Massimo Deda as Gennarino
- Adolfo Lastretti as Pedophile
- Kirsten Gille as Taxi patron
- Mario Deda as Nardi, Belli's assistant
- Enrico Maisto as Don Licata
- Tommaso Palladino as Don Calise
- Tino Bianchi as Don Alfredo
- Mario Erpichini as Chief of Police
- Maurizio Gueli as Serrao
- Massimo Vanni as Rosati
- Maurizio Mattioli as Special Agent
Release
Weapons of Death was released in Italy on February 22, 1977 through the distributor Fida Cinematografica.[4] It grossed a total of 1,049,324,370 Italian lira on its release.[4]
Notes
- Curti 2013, p. 235.
- "Prime visioni sullo schermo". La Stampa. 23 March 1977. p. 7.
- Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
- Curti 2013, p. 236.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
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