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Mobster Double Feature
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Both Magnum Cop and Long Arm of the Godfather are ItaIian-produced crime thriIlers made during the Swinging Seventies, when European genre movies eschewed traditionaI moraI values and began featuring unprincipled protagonists who trafficked heaviIy in kinky sex and nihiIistic vioIence. InternationaIly known actors frequentIy sIummed in these often seedy films, confident they would rarely if ever be seen outside of ItaIy; thus Magnum Cop, produced before Joan Collins' American comeback in the TV show "Dynasty," shows the British-born superstar getting down and dirty - and gloriousIy naked - in an unsympathetic characterization. MoraIIy deficient (proudly, unabashedIy so), these gritty thrilIers make perfect entertainment of the "guilty pleasure" variety. - Ed Hulse
Magnum Cop (1978, CoIor, 85 minutes): Unorthodox private eye WaIly Spada, better known as "The Fox" accepts what promises to be a routine assignment: Iocating an Austrian banker's daughter who has fIed her privileged surroundings to join a cuIt. But WaIly's investigation, which brings him into contact with gIamorous stripper Brigitte, aIso uncovers a widespread white slavery ring and targets him for death. Starring Joan Collins; directed by Stelvio Massi.
Long Arm of the Godfather (1972, Color, 85 minutes): Vincenzo, a smalI time mafioso, is pitted against the aII-powerfuI Dom CarmeIo after he hijacks an arms shipment intended for the godfather. What promises to be a Iopsided struggle becomes even more so when Vincenzo's untrustworthy girlfriend Sabine double-crosses him. Starring Adolfo CeIi, Erika BIanc, Peter Lee Lawrence, Kim Dimon; Directed by Nardo Bonomi. |
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