The Tough Ones [CD/Blu-ray]

Director: Umberto Lenzi Umberto Lenzi

Overview

Police Commissioner Tanzi (Marizio Merli) is sick and tired of criminals getting coddled by the Italian justice system and proceeds to do something about it. His co-workers and superior try to rein him in, but there's no stopping him; criminals are made to pay for their crimes by this one-man vigilante force.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2019
UPC:	0652799001227
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	NR
Source:	Grindhouse Releasing
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	21,121

Special Features

Original unrated, uncensored Director's Cut; Mastered in eye-popping 4k resolution for maximum detail and impact; Optional Italian language soundtracks with optional English subtitles; Audio Commentary by Mike Malloy, director of Eurocrime; Brand new, in-depth interviews with Director Umberto Lenzi, actors Tomas Milian, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Sandra Cardini, Maria Rosaria Riuzzi and Corrado Solari, Screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti, and Composer Franco Micalizzi; Special tribute to Maurizio Merli with appearances by Enzo Castellari and Ruggero Deodato; Original International Theatrical Trailer; Liner Notes by Italian crime film expert Robert Curti; Bonus CD - Original soundtrack album by Franco Micalizzi - newly remastered in stunning 24 bit/192khz

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Maurizio Merli	Commissioner Tanzi
Thomas Milian	Vincenzo
Arthur Kennedy	Luini
Maria Rosaria Omaggio	Anna
Giampiero Albertini	Caputo
Ivan Rassimov	Tony
Biagio Pelligra	Savelli
Aldo Barberito	Poliziotto
Stefano Patrizi	Stefano
Luciano Pigozzi	Ferrender

Technical Credits

Umberto Lenzi

Director

Editorial Reviews

Roma A Mano Armata, better known to American viewers as Assault With A Deadly Weapon, is a memorably outrageous example of the Italian crime film. From the opening frames, it digs its hooks into the viewer and doesn't let go: there's a nominal plot about the police tracking down a crime kingpin but that's the really an excuse for a string of breathless comic-book displays of crime and action that play to the audience's cravings for Dirty Harry-style street justice. The results are brutal and often outlandish (like a scene where Tomas Milian is forced to eat a bullet) but Umberto Lenzi's energetic and stylish direction ensures that they are never dull. Better yet, the film is driven by a pair of intense, charismatic performances that live up to the material's larger than life style: Maurizio Merli brings plenty of energy and emotional firepower to his cop-hero role and Tomas Milian has a blast hamming it up as the film's hunchbacked main villain. In short, Roma A Mano Armata is not for the arthouse set but its exhilarating, grindhouse-friendly style is guaranteed to please the b-movie set.

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