The Master Touch (1972)
"Un uomo da rispettare" (original title)

A just released from prison professional thief decides to do one last high-risk heist, which could settle him for life or land him behind bars again.

Director:

Michele Lupo

Writers:

Roberto Leoni (story), Franco Bucceri (story),

Stars:

Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma, Florinda Bolkan

Cast

Credited cast:
Kirk Douglas	...	Steve Wallace
Giuliano Gemma	...	Marco
Florinda Bolkan	...	Anna
Wolfgang Preiss	...	Miller
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Detective Hoffman (as Rene Kolldehoff)
Romano Puppo	...	Miller's Lieutenant
Bruno Corazzari	...	Eric
John Bartha	...	Murdered Security Guard
Allen Stanley
Vittorio Fanfoni
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herbert A.E. Böhme	...	Captain Hansmunsen
Peter Kuiper	...	Gustav
Paul Muller	...	(scenes deleted)

Storyline

A just released from prison professional thief decides to do one last high-risk heist, which could settle him for life or land him behind bars again.

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Plot Keywords:

trapeze artist | racism | caper | master criminal | heist movie | 

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Taglines:

To split a car in half... seduce a safe with music... send a city wild !

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Man to Respect

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount-Orion Filmproduktion, Verona Produzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 95 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the chase, one of the cars keep changing back and forth from a 1958 Plymouth two door to a 1960 Dodge four door with slightly modified tail fins.

User Reviews

MUCH better than expected, a little gem

If you love those 70's films, this has it all. The cars, the clothes, the "modern" machinery that is hokey today, and camera angles, etc. The best part of the film is one of the best car chases on film (perhaps top 10 best ever, really !), with no CGI, quick cutaways, etc., worth watching for this alone. The rest of the heist is pretty standard, but decent, with a complicated ending of course (it never just ends clean in these movies now, does it?). The movie takes place in Germany, although of course all of the text is in English, as if people in Germany speak English as a matter of course in their daily lives. It does not matter though, Hamburg is portrayed as gritty, again, that 70's gritty that we all miss and love to see in films.