Free Hand for a Tough Cop

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Free Hand for a Tough Cop

1976

1h 30m

6.7(43 votes)

Action

Crime

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Tomas Milian

Sergio Marazzi 'Monnezza'

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Nicoletta Machiavelli

Mara

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Claudio Cassinelli

Antonio Sarti

Acting

Claudio Undari

Mario

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Henry Silva

Brescianelli

Acting

Biagio Pelligra

Calabrese

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Umberto Raho

Lawyer

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Giuseppe Castellano

Vallelunga

Acting

Mario Erpichini

Paolo Finzi

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Dana Ghia

Clara

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Tano Cimarosa

Cravatta

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Susanna Melandri

Camilla

No Image

Acting

Valentino Macchi

Policeman

Acting

Tom Felleghy

Jeweller

Acting

Luciano Rossi

Dealer

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Antonio Casale

El Greco Tomati

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Salvatore Billa

Tomati Thug

Acting

Benito Pacifico

Tomati Thug

Acting

Sergio Smacchi

Tomati Thug

Acting

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Club Bouncer

Acting

Claudio Ruffini

Club Bouncer

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Riccardo Petrazzi

Brescianelli Henchman

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Rosario Borelli

Brescianelli Henchman

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Pietro Torrisi

Brescianelli Henchman / Man in Western Movie

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Ernesto Colli

Roschettov

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Arturo Dominici

De Rita

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Massimo Bonetti

Purse Snatcher

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Rossana Canghiari

Cinema Cashier (uncredited)

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Fulvio Mingozzi

Police captain

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