A Man to Respect (Italian: Un uomo da rispettare, German: Ein achtbarer Mann), released in some territories as The Master Touch, is a 1972 crime film directed by Michele Lupo starring Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma and Florinda Bolkan.
Plot summary Steve Wallace, a safecracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one last burglary in Germany with the help of a circus gymnast.
Cast Kirk Douglas as Steve Wallace Giuliano Gemma as Marco Florinda Bolkan as Anna Wolfgang Preiss as Miller Reinhard Kolldehoff as Detective Hoffman Romano Puppo as Miller's Lieutenant Bruno Corazzari as Eric John Bartha as Murdered Security Guard Allen Stanley Vittorio Fanfoni Luigi Antonio Guerra
Release A Man to Respect was distributed theatrically in Germany on 8 December 1972.
Critical reception On DVD Talk, Tyler Foster wrote of the climatic ending: "It's such an impressive turn of events that it's easy to let the movie's faults slide; an ending that truly saves the best part of the film for last."
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