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Free Hand for a Tough Cop AKA Il trucido e lo sbirro AKA Tough Cop (Blu-ray) (1976)
Gangsters kidnap a little girl direly in need of a kidney transplant in order to ransom her.Director: Umberto Lenzi
Year of Copyright: 1976
Year of Production: 1976
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE: Almost Human (Blu-ray)
DISC TWO: Almost Human Soundtrack (CD)
Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone (12 tracks):
- 1. "Rapimento" (15:25)
- 2. "Raptus omicida" (8:16)
- 3. "I conti ora tornano" (3:12)
- 4. "Milano odia: La polizia non può sparare – titoli - versione film" (2:27)
- 5. "Raptus omicida #2" (1:45)
- 6. "Raptus omicida #3" (1:32)
- 7. "Rapimento" #2" (1:05)
- 8. "Milano odia: La polizia non può sparare #2" (3:08)
- 9. "Rapimento #3" (1:48)
- 10. "Raptus omicida #4" (1:27)
- 11. "Milano odia: La polizia non può sparare #3 – titoli - versione lunga" (4:14)
- 12. "Raptus omicida #5" (2:45)
DISC THREE: Syndicate Sadists (Blu-ray)
DISC FOUR: Syndicate Sadists/Brothers Till We Die Soundtrack (CD)
Soundtracks by Franco Micalizzi (34 tracks):
- 1. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 1 - Titoli" (2:05)
- 2. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 2" (1:09)
- 3. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 3" (0:34)
- 4. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 4" (1:59)
- 5. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 5" (1:58)
- 6. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 6" (3:46)
- 7. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 7" (1:20)
- 8. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 8" (2:18)
- 9. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 9" (1:25)
- 10. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 10" (2:22)
- 11. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 11" (2:23)
- 12. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 12" (3:27)
- 13. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 13" (2:00)
- 14. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 14" (1:32)
- 15. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 15" (3:02)
- 16. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 16" (0:47)
- 17. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 17" (0:44)
- 18. "La banda del gobbo - Seq. 18 - Finale" (2:03)
- 19. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 1 - Titoli" (2:18)
- 20. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 2" (1:46)
- 21. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 3" (1:09)
- 22. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 4" (2:57)
- 23. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 5" (1:48)
- 24. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 6" (2:27)
- 25. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 7" (1:49)
- 26. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 8" (0:54)
- 27. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 9" (2:47)
- 28. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 10" (1:08)
- 29. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 11" (1:59)
- 30. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 12" (3:35)
- 31. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 13" (1:11)
- 32. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 14" (1:57)
- 33. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 15" (4:35)
- 34. "Il giustiziere sfida la città Seq. 16 - Finale" (3:58)
DISC FIVE: Free Hand for a Tough Cop (Blu-ray)
*The Film
"In the Asphalt Jungle" 2023 interview with director Umberto Lenzi (3:46, in Italian with English subtitles)
"Tough Guy Corrado: A Look at the Career of Corrado Solari" 2023 interview with actor Corrado Solari (38:45, in Italian with English subtitles)
"The Father of Monnezza" 2023 interview with screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti (34:02, in Italian with English subtitles)
"Hand-Held Camera for a Tough Cinematographer" 2023 interview with cinematographer Nino Celeste (15:40, in Italian with English subtitles)
"Making Movies" 2023 interview with producer Ugo Tucci (12:10, in Italian with English subtitles)
Extended Bank Robbery Scene Sourced from the Original Negative (3:27, in English)
English Export Trailer (3:24)
DISC SIX: The Cynic, The Rat and the Fist (Blu-ray)
DISC SEVEN: The Cynic, The Rat and the Fist Soundtrack (CD)
Soundtrack by Franco Micalizzi (18 tracks):
- 1. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 1" (2:02)
- 2. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 2" (2:34)
- 3. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 3" (1:23)
- 4. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 4" (3:39)
- 5. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 5" (2:05)
- 6. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 6" (2:59)
- 7. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 7" (3:42)
- 8. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 8" (1:40)
- 9. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 9" (1:53)
- 10. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 10" (2:07)
- 11. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 11" (2:08)
- 12. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 12" (2:28)
- 13. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 13" (1:48)
- 14. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 14" (2:28)
- 15. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 15" (1:30)
- 16. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 16" (1:39)
- 17. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 17" (3:31)
- 18. "Il Cinico L'Infame Il Violento - Seq. 18" (6:07)
DISC EIGHT: Brothers Till We Die -
Subtitles:English HoH (for English), English (for Italian)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Credits are in English.
Five keep cases housed in a cardboard slipbox.
The "Almost Human" soundtrack is packaged in the case with "Almost Human" Blu-ray.
The "Brothers Till We Die/Syndicate Sadists" soundtrack CD is packed in the case with "Syndicate Sadists" Blu-ray.
"The Cynic, The Rat and the Fist" soundtrack CD is packaged in the case with "The Cynic, The Rat and the Fist" Blu-ray. -
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by film historian Mike Martinez (2021)
(2) Audio Commentary by film historians Troy Howarth and Nathanial Thompson (2021)
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Extras:"No Small Roles: An Interview with Corrado Solari" 2021 interview (28:36)
"Cops and Robbers: An Interview with Nino Celeste" 2020 interview (24:20)
"Portrait of a Daughter: An Interview with Alessandra Lenzi" 2021 interview (18:46)
"Eurocrime: The Lenzi Way with Barry Forshaw" 2021 interview (16:10)
"Producing Mayhem: An Interview with Ugo Tucci" 2021 interview (11:29)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:24)
English VHS Trailer (3:52)
English VHS Credits (3:44) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz/24-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Note also that the menu takes over a minute to play through images and score before allowing the user access to "Play", "Chapters" etc.
Comes with:
- Collector's edition slipcase
- 6 art cards
- A liner notes booklet by Austin Fisher, Francesco Massaccesi and text interview with Umberto Lenzi by Eugenio Ercolani.
Extras are in Italian with optional English subtitles with the exception of the Forshaw featurette which is in English with no subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
"Who Is Giorgio Navarro?" 2021 featurette (6:18)
2021 interview with Tomas Milian biographer Giorgio Navarro (3:32)
2021 interview with journalist Paolo Spagnuolo (7:47)
Photo Gallery (1:38)
German Theatrical Trailer (3:30)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Crime at the Chinese Restaurant" (2:16)
- "Crime on the Highway" (2:09)
- "Crime in Formula One" (2:56)
- "Almost Human" (2:43)
- "American Rickshaw" (2:12)
- "The Iron Commissioner" (1:42)
- "Stunt Squad" (3:40)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:
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Special thanks to Rewind user Åsmund_Utvik for providing these specifications.
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OVERALL: Draw
Each has unique extras. Do note that the German edition is 1080i.
GENERAL NOTES:
The HD master of this Techniscope is missing frames at every cut. A short extension of the bank robbery (roughly twelve seconds) found in the original negative and in some video versions was inserted into the German edition but included as an extra on the US release (it is not included anywhere the UK edition).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Violent Streets: The Umberto Lenzi/Tomas Milian Collection America- Severin Films - No cuts (91:50)
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Edition United Kingdom- Fractured Visions - No cuts (91:49)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- Cinestrange Extreme - No cuts - integral version (88:16 - 25fps) containing a short extension (in upscaled SD) to the bank robbery missing from the HD master.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 25/04/21
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 01/03/23UPDATE LOG:
25/04/21: Initial entry.
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26/04/21: Updated title.
09/11/21: Added UK.
30/11/21: Added DVDBeaver.
10/02/23: Added Severin, dates, caps-a-holic, revised specs.
22/02/23: Notes.
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