Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
There's trouble in Frankie Diomede's criminal empire in Genoa. A French gangster has moved into his territory, so he flies home to take care of business. He promptly has himself arrested so that he'll have the perfect alibi when the bodies start piling up. But it turns out his enemies have enough juice to keep him in prison, his associates start dying and the attempts on his life start. Cue Tony Breda, a wannabe wiseguy, who has a plan to spring Frankie from jail.
Director:
Michele Lupo
Writers:
Sergio Donati, Nicola Badalucco, Luciano Vincenzoni.
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Lee Van Cleef as Frankie |
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Tony Lo Bianco as Tony |
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Edwige Fenech as Orchidea |
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Jean Rochefort as Louis |
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Fausto Tozzi as Massara |
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Silvano Tranquilli as Sylvester |
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Mario Erpichini as Joe Sciti |
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Stefania Careddu as Lady in Piccapietra |
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Adolfo Lastretti as Al |
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Ugo Fangareggi as Man in Café |
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Claudio Gora as Director of Casa del Giovane |
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Romano Puppo as Assassin |
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Carlo Hintermann as Manca |
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Claudio Undari as Assassin |
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Renzo Marignano as Receiver |
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Teodoro Corrà as Gay Prisoner |
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Marcello Di Martire as |
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Nello Pazzafini as Thug in Prison |
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Bruno Boschetti as |
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Luigi Antonio Guerra as |
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Jess Hahn as Jeannot |
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Goffredo Unger as Annunziata Henchman (uncredited) |
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Steffen Zacharias as Lawyer (uncredited) |
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Sergio Smacchi as Annunziata Henchman |
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Claudio Ruffini as Truck Driver (uncredited) |
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Ottorino Polentini as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Osiride Pevarello as Thug in Prison (uncredited) |
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Riccardo Petrazzi as Worker in Fish Factory (uncredited) |
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Fulvio Mingozzi as Official (uncredited) |
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Riccardo Mangano as Driver (uncredited) |
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Gilberto Galimberti as Truck Driver #2 (uncredited) |
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Bruno Di Luia as Annunziata's Henchman (uncredited) |
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Arnaldo Dell'Acqua as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Giovanni Cianfriglia as Annunziata Henchman (uncredited) |
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Angelo Casadei as Prison Guard (uncredited) |
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Angelo Boscariol as Cop (uncredited) |
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Fortunato Arena as Prison Warden (uncredited) |
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Ettore Arena as French Cop (uncredited) |
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Artemio Antonini as Annunziata Henchman |
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Tom Felleghy as Police Commander |
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John Bartha as District Attorney |
| Directing | Michele Lupo | Director |
| Sound | Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Sergio Donati | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Donati | Story |
| Writing | Luciano Vincenzoni | Story |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Franco Cancellieri | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Aldo Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Art | Boris Juraga | Set Decoration |
| Art | Amedeo Fago | Set Designer |
| Editing | Antonietta Zita | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Otello Fava | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Fava | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Gianni Cozzo | Assistant Director |
| Production | Roberto Cocco | Production Manager |
| Sound | Rocco Roy Mangano | Sound |
| Sound | Renato Marinelli | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Nicola Badalucco | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nicola Badalucco | Story |
| Writing | Luciano Vincenzoni | Screenplay |
| Camera | Joe D'Amato | Director of Photography |