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Almost Human

Original title: Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare
  • 19741974
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  • 1h 39m
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7.2/10
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Laura Belli, Tomas Milian, and Henry Silva in Almost Human (1974)
A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't making him all that much money, so he figures to hit the 'big time' by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.

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A small-time homicidal maniac kidnaps the daughter of a rich man, prompting a hardened detective to work outside the law to pursue him.A small-time homicidal maniac kidnaps the daughter of a rich man, prompting a hardened detective to work outside the law to pursue him.A small-time homicidal maniac kidnaps the daughter of a rich man, prompting a hardened detective to work outside the law to pursue him.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,221
1,497
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    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Ernesto Gastaldi(story and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tomas Milian
      • Henry Silva
      • Laura Belli
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Ernesto Gastaldi(story and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tomas Milian
      • Henry Silva
      • Laura Belli
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews

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    Laura Belli and Tomas Milian in Almost Human (1974)
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    Henry Silva in Almost Human (1974)
    Rosita Torosh in Almost Human (1974)
    Annie Carol Edel in Almost Human (1974)
    Annie Carol Edel and Rosita Torosh in Almost Human (1974)
    Rosita Torosh in Almost Human (1974)
    Annie Carol Edel in Almost Human (1974)
    Laura Belli in Almost Human (1974)
    Laura Belli in Almost Human (1974)
    Lorenzo Piani in Almost Human (1974)
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    Tomas Milian
    Tomas Milian
    • Giulio Sacchi
    Henry Silva
    Henry Silva
    • Commissario Walter Grandi
    Laura Belli
    Laura Belli
    • Marilù Porrino
    Gino Santercole
    • Vittorio
    Mario Piave
    • Grandi's Assistant
    Luciano Catenacci
    Luciano Catenacci
    • Ugo Majone
    Pippo Starnazza
    • Papà
    Lorenzo Piani
    • Gianni - Marilù's Boyfriend
    Joris Muzio
    • Giulio's Lawyer
    • (as Muzio Joris)
    Rosita Torosh
    Rosita Torosh
    • Marta
    Franco Ferrari
    • Brambilla
    Francesco D'Adda
    • Romano
    Annie Carol Edel
    Annie Carol Edel
    • Marta's friend
    • (as Annie Edel)
    Giuseppe Castellano
    Giuseppe Castellano
    • Police Inspector with glasses
    Tom Felleghy
    • Judge Rossi
    Elsa Boni
    • Papa's Wife
    Vittorio Pinelli
    • One of Maione's thugs
    Tony Raccosta
    • One of Maione's thugs
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Ernesto Gastaldi(story and screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Director Umberto Lenzi stated in an interview that his first meeting with Tomas Milian for this film was really difficult because Lenzi felt Milian didn't trust him. Milian had heard rumors that Lenzi was an impulsive, hotheaded director but in the end Lenzi felt that Milian got that he was the right director for the job. This started what Lenzi called a "love-hate" relationship between the two that would continue for a total of 7 films with the actor.
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      Edited from The Violent Professionals (1973)

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    Exciting Crime Picture from Lenzi
    Almost Human (1974)

    *** (out of 4)

    Exciting crime picture has psychopath Giulio (Tomas Milian) growing more and more dangerous as he kidnaps the daughter of a rich man and holds her for ransom. A police inspector (Henry Silva) is following some murders and believes that it is the work of the kidnapper so he sets out to find him.

    Umberto Lenzi's ALMOST HUMAN is an extremely entertaining mix of EuroCrime as well as something like DIRTY HARRY. The film offers up two great actors turning in great characters and this is just part of the fun. Many people have called this film dirty and nasty but I'm going to disagree because even some of the American crime pictures from this era contained more violence and blood. What this film succeeds at is telling a very good story and showing what a psychopath one can be.

    Lenzi's direction certainly deserves a lot of credit and especially with the flow and style of the picture. There are some effective car chases at the start of the movie but what I liked the most was how Lenzi shows this madman slowly losing more of a grip on reality and falling into his madness. I really liked the character structure of the killer and thought it worked perfectly well against the cop who knows what he's dealing with and wants to handle it himself.

    Of course, Milian and Silva are both wonderful in their roles and they bring a lot of entertainment value. Milian is a pure evil snake here and I thought he worked wonderfully as a villain that you love to hate. Silva is a lot more straight and doesn't have as flashy of a role but he too is still a lot of fun. The support cast are also quite good and help keep the film moving. Then you've got a terrific score by Ennio Morricone as well as some very good cinematography.

    ALMOST HUMAN is certainly one of the better crime pictures out there. It has a nice story, some great characters and the style that you'd expect.
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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • The Death Dealer
    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • Dania Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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