Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man is a 1976 Italian poliziotteschi crime film, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock.

Plot

Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome who are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.

Cast

Marc Porel as Fred
Ray Lovelock as Tony
Adolfo Celi as The Boss
Franco Citti as Rudy Ruginski
Silvia Dionisio as Norma
Marino Masé as Rick Conti
Renato Salvatori as Roberto Pasquini, a.k.a. Bibi
Sergio Ammirata as Sergeant
Bruno Corazzari as Morandi
Daniele Dublino as Corrupt police inspector
Sofia Dionisio as Lina Pasquini
Tom Felleghy as Major
Margherita Horowitz as Mona, a hostage woman
Gina Mascetti as Maricca
Marcello Monti as 3rd kidnapper
Claudio Nicastro as Commissioner
Gino Pagnani as Paul, the dog trainer
Enzo Pulcrano as Mario, Pasquini's henchman
Alvaro Vitali as Concierge at Pasquini's building

Production

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was based on a screenplay by Fernando Di Leo, originally titled Poliziotti si nasce poliziotti si muore. The film was director Ruggero Deodato's only film in the poliziotteschi genre.

Release

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was released on 11 March 1976. It has grossed 741,142,540 lira domestically. The film was censored on its initial release in Italy. The cut scene involved a scene with Renato Salvatori's character Bibi who has his men gouge out the eyes of a thug played by Bruno Corazzari, and then crush the eyeball under his feet.