
Free Hand for a Tough Cop(1976)
A cop recruits a criminal and his cohorts to help track down a violent crime lord who has kidnapped the ill daughter of a rich family.


“He Lives by the Law - Tanzi's Law!”
A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.

Maurizio Merli
Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi

Arthur Kennedy
Vice questore Ruini

Tomas Milian
Vincenzo Moretto, 'Il gobbo'

Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Anna

Giampiero Albertini
Inspector Caputo

Ivan Rassimov
Antonio 'Tony' Parenzo

Biagio Pelligra
Savelli

Aldo Barberito
Detective Poliani

Stefano Patrizi
Stefano

Luciano Pigozzi
Savelli's Henchman
Rome, Armed to the Teeth is a action, crime film released in 1976 exploring themes of rome, italy, hostage, criminal underworld, bank robbery, machine gun, deformed man. Directed by Umberto Lenzi, it stars Maurizio Merli, Arthur Kennedy, Tomas Milian. A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.
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