

Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976-08-27 · 92 min · ★ 6.8
A cop recruits a criminal and his cohorts to help track down a violent crime lord who has kidnapped the ill daughter of a rich family.
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- Directors
- Umberto Lenzi
- Production companies
- Variety Film Production
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Tomas MilianSergio Marazzi 'Monnezza'
Nicoletta MachiavelliMara
Claudio CassinelliAntonio Sarti
Henry SilvaBrescianelli
Biagio PelligraCalabrese
Umberto RahoLawyer
Giuseppe CastellanoVallelunga
Mario ErpichiniPaolo Finzi
Dana GhiaClara
Tano CimarosaCravatta
Valentino MacchiPoliceman
Tom FelleghyJeweller
Luciano RossiDealer
Antonio CasaleEl Greco Tomati
Salvatore BillaTomati Thug
Benito PacificoTomati Thug
Sergio SmacchiTomati Thug
Giovanni CianfrigliaClub BouncerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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