Free Hand for a Tough Cop

Aug 27, 1976

1h 32m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Crime

Production Companies

Variety Film Production

Free Hand for a Tough Cop Trailers

Cast

Sergio Marazzi 'Monnezza'

Tomas Milian

Mara

Nicoletta Machiavelli

Antonio Sarti

Claudio Cassinelli

Mario

Claudio Undari

Brescianelli

Henry Silva

Calabrese

Biagio Pelligra

Lawyer

Umberto Raho

Vallelunga

Giuseppe Castellano

Paolo Finzi

Mario Erpichini

Clara

Dana Ghia

Cravatta

Tano Cimarosa

Camilla

Susanna Melandri

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