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Italian film poster for Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
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Directed by | Ruggero Deodato |
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Screenplay by | Fernando Di Leo |
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Marc Porel Ray Lovelock |
Music by | Ubaldo Continiello |
Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori |
Edited by | Gianfranco Simoncelli |
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100 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Box office | ₤741 million |
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (Italian: Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore) is a 1976 Italian crime film, a poliziotteschi, directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock.Quentin Tarantino said the film is "one of the greatest titles of all time, and it lives up to its name!"
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 (Born a Cop, Die a Cop). The film was director Ruggero Deodato's only film in the poliziotteschi genre.
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was released on March 11 1976. It has grossed 741,142,540 lire domestically. The film was cut on its initial release in Italy. This cut 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.