Rome Armed to the Teeth (1976)

Original title

Roma a mano armata

Directed by

Umberto Lenzi

Genre

poliziotteschi

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police inspector in Rome hunts a French crime boss while dealing with a series of dangerous criminals, including a revenge-seeking hunchback. Multiple storylines follow his pursuit of bank robbers, pimps, and other underworld figures.

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What happens

The Tough Ones, also known as Rome; Armed to the Teeth (Italian: Roma a mano armata; lit. 'Rome at Gunpoint'), is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Maurizio Merli, Tomas Milian, Arthur Kennedy, Giampiero Albertini, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Ivan Rassimov and Biagio Pelligra. Its multi-threaded story sees Inspector Leonardo Tanzi (Merli) facing an ensemble of Roman criminals, most of whom are connected to Ferrender, the elusive French crime boss he is after. Among them are bank robber Savelli (Pelligra), Tony the pimp (Rassimov) and Moretto (Milian), an embittered hunchback who proves most dangerous of all. The Tough Ones emulates the formula of Violent Rome, another film starring Merli that had been a hit for rival producer Edmondo Amati, although it is widely considered to be the superior film. It was followed by The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist and the spinoff Brothers Till We Die. The film was retitled Brutal Justice for its original U.S. theatrical run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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