A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.
Luigi Bonos
- Peppiniello
- (as Luigi Williams)
Gennaro Beneduce
- Man at Police Station
- (uncredited)
Paul Costello
- Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
Domenico Di Costanzo
- Leonardi Bodyguard
- (uncredited)
Gilberto Galimberti
- Gallo Henchman
- (uncredited)
Franco Marino
- Gallo Henchman
- (uncredited)
Edoardo Mascia
- Gallo Henchman
- (uncredited)
Vezio Natili
- Gangster
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaYul Brynner and Barbara Bouchet, who play lovers in the film, did not get along. Bouchet was with Brynner in his dressing room going over lines when he took off his unwashed socks and threw them at the wardrobe lady's face. "Wash them," he told her. Boucher didn't like that at all. So when she found out he was superstitious about carnations, she anonymously sent a big bouquet of carnations to his dressing room.
- Quotes
Peter Marciani: [as the henchman puts a gun to his head] If I were you, I'd shoot.
Gallo's henchman: You're worth double alive.
Peter Marciani: If I were you, I'd still shoot!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)
- SoundtracksThe Shadow Of The Killer
Written and Performed by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis
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I can only imagine that Death Rage was meant as some sort of cash in on the success of Yul Brynner's earlier movies because as a film in its own right, it really is severely lacking. This is actually quite a surprise too as it's directed by Antonio Margheriti who, while certainly in the 'B' category of Italian directors active in the seventies, still made some very good films with the likes of Schoolgirl Killer and Danse Macabre. This, however, is not one of his finer hours. The plot is just your average everyday story of a hit-man looking for revenge on someone that he is close to; in this case, it's the death of his brother and on the way to his revenge he falls in love with a stripper played by Barbara Bouchet. Yul Brynner often gets the "hard man" act spot on; but personally I find him to be uncharismatic and I can't really say I'm a fan. The main reason I saw this film is because of the inclusion of the beautiful Barbara Bouchet; but unfortunately for me (and the rest of the red blooded male audience) she is sadly underused. There's a fair bit of action in the film, but to be honest I couldn't really care about it as the plot line is so boring. The film hasn't exactly won itself a good reputation in the thirty years since it was made and I'm not surprised about that. I can't really say there's any good reason to see this film.
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- Blood Reckoning
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- Naples, Campania, Italy(horse race track scenes)
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