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Magnum Cop

Original title: Poliziotto senza paura
  • 19781978
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
363
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Maurizio Merli in Magnum Cop (1978)
ActionCrimeThriller
An Italian private investigator tries to get to the bottom of a suspicious kidnapping case with the help of an exotic dancer.An Italian private investigator tries to get to the bottom of a suspicious kidnapping case with the help of an exotic dancer.An Italian private investigator tries to get to the bottom of a suspicious kidnapping case with the help of an exotic dancer.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
363
YOUR RATING
    • Stelvio Massi
  • Writers
    • Fulvio Gicca Palli(story)
    • Gino Capone(screenplay)
    • Stelvio Massi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maurizio Merli
    • Joan Collins
    • Franco Ressel
    • Stelvio Massi
  • Writers
    • Fulvio Gicca Palli(story)
    • Gino Capone(screenplay)
    • Stelvio Massi(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maurizio Merli
    • Joan Collins
    • Franco Ressel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Joan Collins in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Joan Collins, Jasmine Maimone, and Claudia Messner in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Joan Collins and Maurizio Merli in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Joan Collins in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Maurizio Merli and Gastone Moschin in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Annarita Grapputo in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Annarita Grapputo and Maurizio Merli in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Annarita Grapputo in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Joan Collins in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Maurizio Merli in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Joan Collins and Maurizio Merli in Magnum Cop (1978)
    Joan Collins and Maurizio Merli in Magnum Cop (1978)

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    Maurizio Merli
    Maurizio Merli
    • Walter 'Wally' Spada
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Brigitte
    Franco Ressel
    Franco Ressel
    • Dr. Zimmer
    Werner Pochath
    Werner Pochath
    • Strauss
    Annarita Grapputo
    • Annalise von Straben
    Alexander Trojan
    • von Straben
    Massimo Vanni
    Massimo Vanni
    • Benito…
    Gastone Moschin
    Gastone Moschin
    • Karl Koper
    Luciana Turina
    • Adele Leverano…
    Andrea Scotti
    • Inspector Nardelli
    Heidi Gutruf
    • Utte
    Salvatore Billa
    Salvatore Billa
    • Strip
    Marcello Venditti
    • Adele's Lover…
    Claudia Messner
    • Gina
    Mario Frera
    Mario Granato
    • Tancredi
    Helmuth Silbergasser
    Jasmine Maimone
    • Renate
      • Stelvio Massi
    • Writers
      • Fulvio Gicca Palli(story)
      • Gino Capone(screenplay)
      • Stelvio Massi(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Martin Balsam and Sybil Danning were attached to this project at one stage.
    • Quotes

      Brigitte: I tried to find out what was missing in my life through drugs.

      Walter 'Wally' Spada: I chose apples!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

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    8/10
    Excellent Italian crime thriller!
    This film slots into the Italian 'Polizi' genre, although it's something of a black sheep as the focus is not on police officers or police procedure. The film is still similar to other genre entries, however, and although the lead character is a private detective; he's not really far away from being a police officer. Fearless is directed by Stelvio Massi who previously made the disappointing Polizi flick Emergency Squad with Tomas Milian and went on to make the decent Convoy Busters with the star of this film; Maurizio Merli. The plot in this one focuses on Merli's private detective character who is put on the trail of a missing girl in Austria. After the investigation goes pear shaped, he finds himself on another case; this time revolving around a dead girl and by chance realises that the two are connected. His investigation leads him into the underworld of Austria which is inhabited by several very shady characters and he soon discovers links between the girls he's investigating and a prostitution racket.

    The biggest draw of Fearless is undoubtedly the presence of the great Maurizio Merli; he may be just slightly ridiculous, but he has a great screen presence and while most of his screen roles are more than a little bit similar; in this film, he actually gets a chance to show that he has some range and overall it's one of the best performances I've seen from him. The film also stars Joan Collins in her only Polizi flick role as a seductive femme fatale. She looks good and fits into the role well, although it's disappointing that she obviously refused to do a nude scene and the edited nude sequence towards the end is not convincing. The plot itself moves at a steady pace and while it does get a little muddled and hard to follow at times; it manages to remain entertaining throughout, which is to its credit. The film doesn't completely take itself seriously either, and there's plenty of comedy thrown in - particularly during the first half of the film, which actually creates a bit of an odd mood when the film turns darker later on. Fearless is topped off by an excellent score and overall this is a well done and entertaining Italian thriller.
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    • May 26, 2008

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1978 (Italy)
      • Italy
      • Austria
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Neue Delta
      • Promer Film
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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