Death Rage (1976) on Netflix
R19761h 38mCrimeDramaMysteryThriller
A retired hit man is asked to kill a Naples mob boss. Peter Marciani learns the man ordered his brother's murder, and a smalltime crook named Angelo offers help.
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Plot summary
In Naples, a well-connected American Mafioso named Sal Leonardi visits a racetrack while on vacation, where Angelo, a good-natured tout, talks him into a bet on a long shot. The horse wins and Sal collects, but Gennaro Gallo, a local mob boss with a grudge against Sal's partners, spots him, and Sal and his bodyguards are killed; Angelo, who also informs for the police, loses his winnings. In New York, Sal's partners want the score evened and turn to Peter Marciani, a hit man who had retired after his brother was murdered. Peter agrees when he learns Gallo ordered that killing, then flies to Naples, where Angelo becomes his ally. Angelo introduces him to the dancer Anny, and a police inspector tries to anticipate Peter's movements.
Cast
- Gennaro Beneduceas Man at Police Station(uncredited)
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Death Rage (1976)
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- Barbara Bouchet said she and Yul Brynner did not get along while making Death Rage, and that Brynner treated the crew rudely during the shoot.
- Death Rage was the last screen role of Yul Brynner, who spent the rest of his career on the stage instead of in films.
- The script was written quickly once Antonio Margheriti had managed to cast Yul Brynner as the lead, and the film borrowed from the popular film The Mechanic, as other Italian genre films of the era did.
