A Man Called Magnum

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A Man Called Magnum
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Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini
Written by Dardano Sacchetti
CinematographySergio Rubini
Music byFranco Campanino
Distributed by Titanus
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
101 mins
Country Italy
Language Italian

A Man Called Magnum (in original Italian Napoli si ribella) is a 1977 poliziotteschi film. [1] [2] This film by Michele Massimo Tarantini stars Luc Merenda.

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The film released on Region 1 DVD by NoShame films in 2006. The DVD is currently out-of-print.

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References

  1. Bondanella, Peter; Pacchioni, Federico (2017-10-19). A History of Italian Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 488–499. ISBN   978-1-5013-0765-2.
  2. Curti, Roberto (2013-09-28). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. pp. 226–227. ISBN   978-1-4766-1208-9.