Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (, 'If a man is born a policeman, he dies a policeman') is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi crime film, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock.
Plot Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome who are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
Cast Marc Porel as Fred Ray Lovelock as Tony Adolfo Celi as The Boss Franco Citti as Rudy Ruginski Silvia Dionisio as Norma Marino Masé as Rick Conti Renato Salvatori as Roberto Pasquini, a.k.a. Bibi Sergio Ammirata as Sergeant Bruno Corazzari as Morandi Daniele Dublino as Corrupt police inspector Sofia Dionisio as Lina Pasquini (credited as "Flavia Fabiani") Tom Felleghy as Major Margherita Horowitz as Mona, a hostage woman Gina Mascetti as Maricca Marcello Monti as 3rd kidnapper Claudio Nicastro as Commissioner Gino Pagnani as Paul, the dog trainer Enzo Pulcrano as Mario, Pasquini's henchman Alvaro Vitali as Concierge at Pasquini's building
Production Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was based on a screenplay by Fernando Di Leo, originally titled Poliziotti si nasce poliziotti si muore (Born a Cop, Die a Cop). The film was director Ruggero Deodato's only film in the poliziotteschi genre.
Release Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was released on 11 March 1976.Curti, 2013. p. 181 It has grossed 741,142,540 lira domestically. The film was censored on its initial release in Italy. The cut scene involved a scene with Renato Salvatori's character Bibi who has his men gouge out the eyes of a thug played by Bruno Corazzari, and then crush the eyeball under his feet.
See also List of Italian films of 1976
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