Tough to Kill

1978 film
  • 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

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

  • Luc Merenda as Martin
  • Donald O'Brien as Major Hagerty
  • Percy Hogan as Wabu
  • Laurence Stark as Mike O’Sullivan
  • Piero Vida as Leon
  • Wolfango Soldati as Polansky
  • Isarco Ravaioli as Cpt. Duscheff/Duchesne
  • Alessandro Haber as Papadinos
  • Lorenza Rodriguez Lopez as Stella

Release

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

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."[4]

References

  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.

External links

  • Tough to Kill at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Tough to Kill at Rotten Tomatoes
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