Maurizio Merli

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Magnum Cop
5.7

Magnum Cop

Feb. 03, 1978

Magnum Cop

A low-rent private investigator and former cop is sent to Austria on a job, and while there sees a number of seemingly unrelated coincidences ...
Highway Racer
6.4

Highway Racer

Oct. 19, 1977

Highway Racer

Maurizio Merli stars as a hot-shot police driver who has more guts than brains, often landing him in hot water with his middle-aged mentor, who ...
The Leopard
8.0

The Leopard

Mar. 28, 1963

The Leopard

As Garibaldi’s troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social ...
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
7.0

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

Oct. 10, 1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

A tough, violent cop who doesn’t mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer. Release: The Tough ...
Vultures Over the City
6.0

Vultures Over the City

Jan. 01, 1980

Vultures Over the City

Merli, teamed with Mexican star Hugo Stiglitz as his photographer buddy, plays a journalist investigating the shady activities of the local ...
Violent City
6.7

Violent City

Aug. 13, 1975

Violent City

A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the ...
Seagulls Fly Low
6.1

Seagulls Fly Low

Nov. 01, 1978

Seagulls Fly Low

In this obscure 1978 thriller Maurizio Merli is cast somewhat against type as a professional killer. I say somewhat because, as we soon learn, ...
Fear in the City
6.0

Fear in the City

Nov. 17, 1976

Fear in the City

The film focuses on Murri; the token maverick cop. He is called in after a bunch of criminals pull off a successful prison break and spend the ...
Convoy Busters
6.4

Convoy Busters

Dec. 23, 1978

Convoy Busters

In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to ...
Priest of Love
6.3

Priest of Love

Oct. 11, 1981

Priest of Love

Following the banning and burning of his novel, “The Rainbow,” D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and ...
The Iron Commissioner
6.1

The Iron Commissioner

Jan. 01, 1978

The Iron Commissioner

Pretty solid Merli/Massi collaboration. The plot is a simple one that centers on various kidnapping episodes. With each scenario, the stakes ...
White Fang to the Rescue
5.1

White Fang to the Rescue

Jan. 01, 1974

White Fang to the Rescue

Set at the end of the 19th century in Canada’s gold rush Klondike area, wolf-dog White Fang teams up with a prospector when his master is ...
Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
5.2

Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen

A masked superhero searches for a magical golden relic while trying to prevent the plundering of an Egyptian tomb. Release: Phenomenal and the ...
Covert Action
5.7

Covert Action

Mar. 03, 1978

Covert Action

Janssen plays an ex-CIA agent who has become an author, writing both non-fiction exposes (Phillip Agee was in the news at this time) and fiction ...
Hunted City
5.9

Hunted City

Sep. 27, 1979

Hunted City

Commissario Paolo Ferro (Maurizio Merli) stars as a (typical) tough cop again. This time he returns to the city of Milan to go after a murder ...
Violent Naples
7.0

Violent Naples

Aug. 07, 1976

Violent Naples

Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry ...
From Corleone to Brooklyn
6.5

From Corleone to Brooklyn

Maurizio Merli takes up a familiar role as Commissioner Berni; a cop who puts his life on the line to transport a witness from Corleone to New ...
A Man Called Blade
6.7

A Man Called Blade

Aug. 13, 1977

A Man Called Blade

Maurizio Merli stars as a hatchet-wielding bounty hunter with a dark past and an even more desperate future. But when he disrupts the balance of ...
The Rebel
6.1

The Rebel

Jan. 01, 1980

The Rebel

“Poliziotti solitudine e rabbia” or “Ein Mann namens Venedig” (A Man called Venice), as it was called in Germany, is an ...
A Special Cop in Action
6.6

A Special Cop in Action

Nov. 27, 1976

A Special Cop in Action

A school bus with young children being kidnapped. Commissario Betti will solve the case. High action is promised, including hostage, bank ...