Un uomo dalla pelle dura (1972)

Boxer Teddy Wilcox (Robert Blake) leaves his manager and relocates. He finds Nick, a manager/trainer. Before Wilcox's first fight, Nick receives a threat-- Wilcox loses, or Nick will die. ... See full summary »

Director:

Franco Prosperi

Writers:

Lucio Battistrada (screenplay), Lucio Battistrada (story),

Stars:

Robert Blake, Catherine Spaak, Ernest Borgnine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Blake	...	Teddy "Cherokee" Wilcox
Catherine Spaak	...	Nick's daughter
Ernest Borgnine	...	Captain Perkins
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Nick da Catarina
Orazio Orlando	...	MIke Durell
Phil Mead
Quinn Hurley
Neffie Quintana
Luther Elmore
Emilio Messina	...	Ching, Bookmaker
Joe Pollini
Gary Kanin
John Van Keuren
Tomas Milian	...	The Stranger
Joe Louis Murphy	...	Himself

Storyline

Boxer Teddy Wilcox (Robert Blake) leaves his manager and relocates. He finds Nick, a manager/trainer. Before Wilcox's first fight, Nick receives a threat-- Wilcox loses, or Nick will die. Despite Nick's efforts to sabotage the fight, Wilcox wins. Enraged, Wilcox orders Nick to keep away from him. Later that night, Nick is murdered. Of course, Wilcox is the primary suspect. Wilcox then tries to clear his name and find Nick's killer.

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Plot Keywords:

boxer | investigator | doublecross | hippie | diner | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

May 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ripped Off/Ripped-Off

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinegai S.p.A., White Mountain Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

1978 release of BUMMER is a bummer

Barely released italian crime-drama boxing film, and watching the film shows why it took so long to get the film released. Choppy looking film (U.S. distributor seems to have edited it) that headlines Robert Blake, Thomas Milian and Ernest Borgnine in a dull and badly put together would be drama. The film is muddy looking, as if the American distributor had no care to transfer the italian negative correctly. The video print runs if it was a TV print and had a very short running time.

The film played in Seattle in 1978 as BUMMER, a second feature to MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH with no ad slick of showing what BUMMER was. Sitting watching this film is a real bummer, and I guess the independent film company that pick this film up in the late 70's was probably trying to release it as if it was "Baretta" stars new film, which it wasn't. Blake is a underrated actor, and this film isn't good.