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Christian Anders | ... | Frank Mertens |
| Maribel Martín | ... | Ingrid (as Maribel Martin) | |
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Dunja Rajter | ... | Cora Ramada |
| Deep Roy | ... | Van Bullock | |
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Fernando Bilbao | ... | Komo (as Fred Harris) |
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Ria Kemp | ... | Guest Star |
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Wolfgang Schütte | ... | Thomas (as Wolfgang Schutte) |
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José María Guía | ... | O'Blonski (as Jose Ma. Guia) |
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Ichimi | ... | Takimura (as Ishimi) |
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Carl Rapp | ... | 2nd Inspector |
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Robert Case | ... | 3rd Inspector (as Roberto Case) |
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Cris Huerta | ... | Sumo (as Chris Huertas) |
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Yasuhito Ishikawa | ... | Ting |
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Hideaki Gennai | ... | Cheng |
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An action film directed by Christian Anders and Antonio Tarruella.
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When You're Up Against Every Dirty Trick in the Book ... You Fight Dirty to Stay Alive! (US 1982 release) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
West GermanyLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 1979 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Roots of Evil See more »Filming Locations:
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[runs out to confront Van Bullock and Komo in the open field]
Frank Mertens: Why did you kill my master!
Van Bullock: It's very clear. Before you die, I'll explain it to you. Before Takimura came to Spain, he lived in Tokyo. He was very good friends with the police. He made them put me in jail. But that time, I was already dealing in heroin. I spent *nine* years in jail! Thanks to that swine of Takimura, I spent *nine* years in jail! *Each* day, *each* ...
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Written by Christian Anders, Arranged by José Luis Navarro
Sung by Christian Anders
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In real life, Christian Anders also led karate schools in Munich and Fürstenfeldbruck for a while. See more »Goofs
The uniforms of the policemen who arrested Frank resemble Russian army leader uniforms rather than actual Spanish police or army uniforms. See more »Quotes
Frank Mertens: [calling out furiously from behind a bush] Here I am! I'm not afraid![runs out to confront Van Bullock and Komo in the open field]
Frank Mertens: Why did you kill my master!
Van Bullock: It's very clear. Before you die, I'll explain it to you. Before Takimura came to Spain, he lived in Tokyo. He was very good friends with the police. He made them put me in jail. But that time, I was already dealing in heroin. I spent *nine* years in jail! Thanks to that swine of Takimura, I spent *nine* years in jail! *Each* day, *each* ...
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Alternate Versions
In the English version Komo is castrated, whereas in the German one he is not. See more »Soundtracks
Dead MasterWritten by Christian Anders, Arranged by José Luis Navarro
Sung by Christian Anders
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