Free Hand for a Tough Cop
1976 · 92 min · ★ 6.8 · Action, Crime
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.
Directed by Umberto Lenzi · Written by Dardano Sacchetti
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Tomas Milian Sergio Marazzi 'Monnezza' -
Nicoletta Machiavelli Mara -
Claudio Cassinelli Antonio Sarti - C Claudio Undari Mario
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Henry Silva Brescianelli -
Biagio Pelligra Calabrese -
Umberto Raho Lawyer -
Giuseppe Castellano Vallelunga -
Mario Erpichini Paolo Finzi -
Dana Ghia Clara -
Tano Cimarosa Cravatta - S Susanna Melandri Camilla
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