Rulers of the City

Dec 3, 1976

1h 36m

★ 6.3

...Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog!

Overview

Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall behind in their payments. After meeting up with Napoli, another mob enforcer who's just been fired from his job, the two hatch a plan. Together, they will con mob boss Manzari out of a fortune, after which they can retire and live in luxury. Manzari, however, is not about to let them go so easily.

Genres

Crime

Action

Production Companies

Divina-Film

Seven Star Film

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70

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Cast

Scarface' Manzari

Jack Palance

Rick

Al Cliver

Tony

Harry Baer

Clara

Gisela Hahn

Peppi

Enzo Pulcrano

Luca

Carmelo Reale

Luigi Cherico

Edmund Purdom

Vinchenzo Napoli

Vittorio Caprioli

Office Manager

Rosario Borelli

Luigi's Bagman

Pietro Ceccarelli

Luigi's Bagman

Salvatore Billa

Valentino

Peter Berling

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