Mark of the Cop

1975 Italian film

Mark of the Cop

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Directed by| Stelvio Massi
Screenplay by|

* Adriano Bolzoni
* Raniero Di Giovanbattista
* Stelvano Massi[1]

Story by| Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Cinematography| Marcello Gatti[1]
Edited by| Mauro Bonanni[1]
Music by| Stelvio Cipriani[1]

Production
company

Produzioni Atlas Consorziate[1]

Distributed by| Produzioni Atlas Consorziate

Release date

* August 1, 1975 (1975-08-01) (Italy)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Country| Italy
Box office| ₤1.667 billion

Mark il poliziotto (internationally released as Mark of the Cop, Blood, Sweat and Fear and Mark the Narc) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi. This film obtained a great commercial success and generated two sequels, Mark il poliziotto spara per primo and Mark colpisce ancora.[2] The film represents the breakout for the lead actor, Franco Gasparri, who was already a star of Italian fotoromanzi.[2]

## Cast[edit]

* Franco Gasparri as Inspector Mark Terzi
* Lee J. Cobb as Lawyer Benzi
* Giorgio Albertazzi as Quaestor
* Sara Sperati as Irene
* Carlo Duran as Gruber
* Giampiero Albertini as Brigadiere Bonetti
* Andrea Aureli as Benzi's Vice
* Francesco D'Adda as Investigating judge
* Dada Gallotti as Irene's mother

## Release[edit]

Mark of the Cop was released in on August 1, 1975 in Italy where it was distributed by Produzioni Atlas Consorziate.[1] It grossed a total of 1,667,090,170 Italian lire on its theatrical release in Italy.[1] The film has been released in the United States as Mark of the Cop and in Europe as Mark the Narc.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. p. 126\. ISBN 978-0786469765.
2. ^ a b Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.

## External links[edit]

* Mark of the Cop at IMDb

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