Tag: Philippe Leroy

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  Mannaja (1977)

  April 2, 2021

  1970s, Action, Italian Cinema, Spaghetti Western, Western

  I was sold by the first few minutes of the spaghetti western, Mannaja (1977) aka A Man Called Blade, when a fugitive runs through a foggy, misty forrest and is attacked by a silhouetted bounty hunter – Blade (Maurizio Merli) – whose whole thing is that he uses hatchets as a weapon. However, I think… Read.

• Milano Calibro 9 (1972)

  August 29, 2019

  1970s, Eurocrime, Poliziotteschi

  A highly regarded example of the Poliziotteschi genre (or Eurocrime movies), Milano Calibro 9 (1972; aka Caliber 9) is directed by Fernando Di Leo and focuses on a thief released from prison after a few years. His name is Ugo Piazza and he’s played by Gastone Moschin (better known as Don Fanucci in The Godfather… Read.