The Tough Ones
1976 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.6
In a crime-ridden city, a brutal police inspector pushes past legal limits while hunting a ruthless gunman and other violent offenders. The story blends a manhunt with a wider look at street crime, turning the chase into a hard-edged battle over justice and control.
Also known as Assault with a Deadly Weapon · Brutal Justice
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Details
- Original title
- Roma a mano armata
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-10-10
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (73 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy aggressive 1970s Euro-crime thrillers like Violent Naples or Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man; Not for you if nonstop brutality and a rule-breaking cop sound exhausting.
Pros: relentless energy; gritty atmosphere; strong villain presence | Cons: loose plotting; uneven pacing; extreme violence
Themes
- rome, italy
- hostage
- criminal underworld
- bank robbery
- machine gun
- deformed man
- hardboiled detective
- poliziottesco
- italian police
- shot to death
Cast & crew
Maurizio Merli
as Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi
Arthur Kennedy
as Vice questore Ruini
Tomas Milian
as Vincenzo Moretto, 'Il gobbo'
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
as Anna
Giampiero Albertini
as Inspector Caputo
Ivan Rassimov
as Antonio 'Tony' Parenzo
Biagio Pelligra
as Savelli
Aldo Barberito
as Detective Poliani
Stefano Patrizi
as Stefano
Luciano Pigozzi
as Savelli's Henchman
Directed by Umberto Lenzi