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Tough to Kill
Tough to Kill
Directed by	Joe D'Amato
Written by	Sergio Donati; Giuseppe Zaccariello
Starring	Luc Merenda; Donald O'Brien
Cinematography	Joe D'Amato
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani
Release date	1978;
Language	Italian

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Tough to Kill (Italian: Duri a morire) is a 1978 Italian action film shot in the Dominican Republic written and directed by Joe D'Amato and starring Luc Merenda and Donald O'Brien.^[1]^[2]

Plot

A hit man joins a band of mercenaries for a mission in an African jungle during a civil war. His goal is to bring back a wanted mercenary dead or alive, for whom a huge reward has been offered. The members of the squad all wind up fighting with each other over the prize.

Cast

Luc Merenda as Martin
Donald O'Brien as Major Hagerty
Percy Hogan as Wabu
Laurence Stark as Mike O’Sullivan
Piero Vida as Leon
Wolfango Soldati as Polansky
Isarco Ravaioli as Cpt. Duscheff/Duchesne
Alessandro Haber as Papadinos
Lorenza Rodriguez Lopez as Stella

Release

The film soundtrack by Stelvio Cipriani was released on CD by Digitsoundtracks on 7 February 2019.^[3]

Reception

Director Joe D'Amato stated about the film in an interview, "The script was excellent, but due to some production mishaps, the resulting film was pretty average."^[4]

References

^ Ian Jane (May 5, 2005). "DVD Video Reviews: Tough to Kill". DVD Talk. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
^ "Duri a morire". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 77.ISBN 0963498274.

External links

Tough to Kill at IMDb
Tough to Kill at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Ian Jane (May 5, 2005). "DVD Video Reviews: Tough to Kill". DVD Talk. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

[70-79-l-2] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.

[3] "Duri a morire". Retrieved 22 December 2019.

[4] Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 77.ISBN 0963498274.

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+'''''Tough to Kill''''' ({{langx|it|Duri a morire}}) is a 1978 Italian [[action film]] shot in the [[Dominican Republic]] written and directed  by [[Joe D'Amato]] and starring [[Luc Merenda]] and Donald O'Brien.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ian Jane|title=DVD Video Reviews: Tough to Kill|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/15702/tough-to-kill/|accessdate=13 August 2015|work=[[DVD Talk]]|date=May 5, 2005}}</ref><ref name="70-79-l">{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876059350}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+A hit man joins a band of mercenaries for a mission in an African jungle during a [[civil war]]. His goal is to bring back a wanted mercenary dead or alive, for whom a huge reward has been offered. The members of the squad all wind up fighting with each other over the prize.
-{{expand section|date=August 2015}}
 ==Cast==
 * [[Luc Merenda]] as Martin
 * [[Donald O'Brien (actor)|Donald O'Brien]] as Major Hagerty
 *  Percy Hogan as Wabu
+*  Laurence Stark as Mike O’Sullivan
+* [[Piero Vida]] as Leon
 *  Wolfango Soldati as Polansky
-*  Isarco Ravaioli as Cpt. Duscheff
+*  [[Isarco Ravaioli]] as Cpt. Duscheff/Duchesne
 * [[Alessandro Haber]] as Papadinos
+*  Lorenza Rodriguez Lopez as Stella
-* [[Piero Vida]]
+==Release==
+The film soundtrack by Stelvio Cipriani was released on CD by [[Digitmovies AE|Digitsoundtracks]] on 7 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duri a morire |url=https://www.digitsoundtracks.com/site/en/products/DGST038/ |accessdate=22 December 2019}}</ref>
+==Reception==
+Director Joe D'Amato stated about the film in an interview, "The script was excellent, but due to some production mishaps, the resulting film was pretty average."<ref>Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). "Spaghetti Nightmares". Fantasma Books. p. 77.{{ISBN|0963498274}}.</ref>
 ==References==
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-[[Category:1970s action films]]
+[[Category:1978 films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Joe D'Amato]]
-[[Category:Italian action films]]
+[[Category:Macaroni Combat films]]
-[[Category:Screenplays by Sergio Donati]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani]]
+[[Category:Films set in Africa]]
+[[Category:Films set in jungles]]
+[[Category:Films shot in the Dominican Republic]]
+[[Category:1970s crime action films]]
+[[Category:1970s Italian-language films]]
+[[Category:1970s Italian films]]
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