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Manhunt in the City (Italian: L'uomo della strada fa giustizia, lit. 'The Average Man Gets Justice '), also known as The Manhunt, is a 1975 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It was co-written by Dardano Sacchetti and has a score by Bruno Nicolai.
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- Umberto Lenzi
- Henry Silva
May 8, 1975 · The Manhunt: Directed by Umberto Lenzi. With Henry Silva, Luciana Paluzzi, Silvano Tranquilli, Claudio Gora. A man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt authorities, he decides to take to law into his own hands and track down the killers.
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- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Umberto Lenzi
- 1975-05-08
Though it goes off on tangents in the second half, Umberto Lenzi's MANHUNT IN THE CITY is essentially an Italian DEATH WISH knockoff. In a bit of a departure, a short-fused Henry Silva is the hero, an everyman whose 8-year-old daughter is killed during a bank robbery.
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- Aquila Cinematografica
- Umberto Lenzi
During a jewel robbery, a construction surveyor's daughter is gunned down in cold blood as the criminals make their escape. Before dying, the little girl mentions having seen 'a scorpion'.
Co-written by genre-hopping Italian exploitation stalwart Dardano Sacchetti, Manhunt in the City argues the law is impotent, the press are vultures (although Silvano Tranquilli provides a sympathetic ear as David's journalist pal), liberal social reforms do not work, right-wing politicians only exploit our fears for their own ends and fighting ...
A man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt authorities, he decides to take to law into his own hands and track down the killers. Umberto Lenzi. Director, Screenplay, Story.
