Day of Violence

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Day of Violence

1977

1h 31m

4.6(7 votes)

Thriller

Action

Crime

Overview

Two thugs take 15 people hostage and demand a ransom from the authorities million dollars in gold, a car and a plane to get out of the country.

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22 members

Acting

Mario Cutini

Paolo

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Marco Marati

Jo Arbelli

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Maria Pia Conte

Ostaggia

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Patricia Pilchard

Rossana

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Mario Bianchi

Inspector Aldobrandi (as Mario Antoni)

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Maria Francesca

Barbara (as Daria Norman)

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Linda Sini

Isabella

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Ely Galleani

Ragazza americana

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Edmondo Tieghi

Nonno

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Agnes Kalpagos

Rita

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Pino Lorin

Ragazzo di Rossana

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Piero Mazzinghi

Conte Camillo di Valleombrosa

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Viviana Polic

Beatrice

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Daniele Dublino

Marito di Rita

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Franco D'Onofrio

Mancuso il carabiniere

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Silvio Klein

Vice ispettore

Sound

Alberto Mandolesi

Norman

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Anna Zinnemann

Madre di Francesca

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Gioia Scola

Ragazza di Norman

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Georgia Lepore

Bambina

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Irma Olivero

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Selvaggia Di Vasco

Anna

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