A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade

Sharp shoots, gun and axe with great accuracy!

1977 · 96 min · ★ 6.4 · Western

Maurizio Merli stars as a hatchet-wielding bounty hunter with a dark past and an even more desperate future. But when he disrupts the balance of power in a corrupt mining town, he unleashes a firestorm of brutality, betrayal and cold-blooded murder. Now, one man stalks a savage land where justice walks a razor and no bullets slice deeper than vengeance. He is A MAN CALLED BLADE.

Directed by Sergio Martino · Written by Sauro Scavolini

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Maurizio Merli Mannaja
John Steiner Valler
Philippe Leroy McGowan
Sonja Jeannine Deborah McGowan
Salvatore Puntillo Johnny Johnny
Enzo Fiermonte The government Envoy
Rik Battaglia Gerald Merton - Mannaja's father
Donald O'Brien Burt Craven
Martine Brochard Angela
Antonio Casale Dahlman
Aldo Rendine Stagecoach Driver
Enzo Maggio Oldtimer

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