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Mario Adorf | Luca Canali |
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Henry Silva | Dave Catania |
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Woody Strode | Frank Webster |
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Adolfo Celi | Don Vito Tressoldi |
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Sylva Koscina | Lucia Canali |
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Franco Fabrizi | |
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Femi Benussi | |
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Luciana Paluzzi | |
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Gianni Macchia |
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Fernando Di Leo | Director |
Small-time pimp Luca Canali (Mario Adorf) is hunted by both local mobsters and two killers (Henry Silva and Woody Strode) sent by the New York mafia after a shipment of heroin fails to arrive. But it becomes apparent he is not as soft as he appears as a deadly cat-and-mouse game is played out on the streets of Milan. The film contains a dramatic chase scene where Canali pursues an assassin both on car and on foot.The two American hitmen have contrasting personalities. Dave (Silva) is something of a playboy and loudmouth, while Frank (Strode) is quiet and professional. The concept of two hitmen teamed up, one black and one white, appears to have been a likely inspiration for the characters played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction.
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