Weapons of Death

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Weapons of Death
Napoli spara!.jpg
Italian film poster for Weapons of Death
Directed byMario Caiano
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Gianfranco Clerici
  • Vincenzo Mannino[1]
Starring
CinematographyPier Luigi Santi[1]
Edited byVincenzo Tomassi[1]
Music byFrancesco De Masi[1]
Distributed byFida Cinematografica
Release date
  • February 22, 1977 (1977-02-22) (Italy)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]
Box office1.049 billion

Weapons of Death (Italian: Napoli spara!, also known as Naples Shoots) is a poliziottesco film directed by Mario Caiano in 1977.[2] It is an unofficial sequel of Napoli violenta, of which reprises the character of Gennarino (still played by Massimo Deda).[3]

Cast[]

  • Leonard Mann as Commissioner Belli
  • Henry Silva as Santoro
  • Jeff Blynn as Guidi
  • Evelyne Stewart as Lucia Parisi
  • Massimo Deda as Gennarino
  • Adolfo Lastretti as Pedophile
  • Kirsten Gille as Taxi patron
  • Mario Deda as Nardi, Belli's assistant
  • Enrico Maisto as Don Licata
  • Tommaso Palladino as Don Calise
  • Tino Bianchi as Don Alfredo
  • Mario Erpichini as Chief of Police
  • Maurizio Gueli as Serrao
  • Massimo Vanni as Rosati
  • Maurizio Mattioli as Special Agent

Release[]

Weapons of Death was released in Italy on February 22, 1977 through the distributor Fida Cinematografica.[4] It grossed a total of 1,049,324,370 Italian lira on its release.[4]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Curti 2013, p. 235.
  2. ^ "Prime visioni sullo schermo". La Stampa. 23 March 1977. p. 7.
  3. ^ Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
  4. ^ a b Curti 2013, p. 236.

References[]

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

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