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'''''Tough to Kill''''' ({{lang-it|Duri a morire}}) is a 1978 Italian [[action film]] written and directed by [[Joe D'Amato]] and starring [[Luc Merenda]].<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>
'''''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==
==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.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Donald O'Brien (actor)|Donald O'Brien]] as Major Hagerty
* [[Donald O'Brien (actor)|Donald O'Brien]] as Major Hagerty
* Percy Hogan as Wabu
* Percy Hogan as Wabu
* Laurence Stark as Mike O’Sullivan
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* [[Piero Vida]] as Leon
* Wolfango Soldati as Polansky
* Wolfango Soldati as Polansky
* [[Isarco Ravaioli]] as Cpt. Duscheff
* [[Isarco Ravaioli]] as Cpt. Duscheff/Duchesne
* [[Alessandro Haber]] as Papadinos
* [[Alessandro Haber]] as Papadinos
* Lorenza Rodriguez Lopez as Stella
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* [[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==
==References==
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[[Category:Films directed by Joe D'Amato]]
[[Category:Macaroni Combat 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]]
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[[Category:1970s crime action films]]
[[Category:1970s Italian-language films]]
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 26 October 2024

Tough to Kill
Directed byJoe D'Amato
Written bySergio Donati
Giuseppe Zaccariello
StarringLuc Merenda
Donald O'Brien
CinematographyJoe D'Amato
Music byStelvio Cipriani
Release date
  • 1978 (1978)
LanguageItalian

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

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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

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Release

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

Reception

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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

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