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Magnum Cop (Poliziotto Senza Paura) is a gritty Italian action film with an eye-opening performance by Joan Collins (Dynasty) as decadent seductress Brigitte. Wally Spada (Maurizio Merli) is an ex-cop making ends meet as a private detective who gets mixed up in an investigation of a missing girl. This leads him to Austria's underworld and a prostitution racket run by a sleazy femme fatale (Collins). Director Stelvio Massi was inspired by Raymond Chandler’s famous detective Philip Marlowe – making Spada a “more human, less violent cop” than the ones Merli was used to playing. So while Magnum Cop has its share of hair-raising action, it’s also a charming character piece that shows Merli’s range as an actor.
Original Release
02/03/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maurizio Merli | Walter 'Wally' Spada |
Joan Collins | Brigitte |
Franco Ressel | Dr. Zimmer |
Werner Pochath | Strauss |
Annarita Grapputo | Annalise von Straben |
Alexander Trojan | von Straben |
Massimo Vanni | Benito / Vinnie |
Gastone Moschin | Karl Koper |
Luciana Turina | Adele Leverano / Mrs. Vincenzo |
Andrea Scotti | Inspector Nardelli |
Directors
Writers
Stelvio Massi, Fulvio Gicca Palli, Gino Capone, Franz Antel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Maurizio Merli | Walter 'Wally' Spada |
Joan Collins | Brigitte |
Franco Ressel | Dr. Zimmer |
Werner Pochath | Strauss |
Annarita Grapputo | Annalise von Straben |
Alexander Trojan | von Straben |
Massimo Vanni | Benito / Vinnie |
Gastone Moschin | Karl Koper |
Luciana Turina | Adele Leverano / Mrs. Vincenzo |
Andrea Scotti | Inspector Nardelli |
Heidi Gutruf | Utte |
Salvatore Billa | Strip |
Marcello Venditti | Adele's Lover / Shorty |
Claudia Messner | Gina |
Mario Frera | |
Mario Granato | Tancredi |
Helmuth Silbergasser | |
Jasmine Maimone | Renate |
Umberto Amambrini | Leverano / Pegleg Vincenzo |
Giuseppe Marrocco | Kurdt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Franz Antel | Producer |