The Mad Dog Killer (1977) on Netflix
NR19771h 31mActionCrimeDramaThriller
Nanni Vitali escapes from prison with his accomplices and hunts Barbareschi, the man whose tip led to his arrest. Commissioner Giulio Santini, whose father sentenced Vitali, leads the manhunt.
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Plot summary
In Italy, dangerous killer Nanni Vitali breaks out of prison with his accomplices. The men steal a car and rob a petrol station, and they intend to take revenge on those they hold responsible for Vitali's imprisonment. Their target is Barbareschi, who had given the authorities the tip that led to Vitali's arrest. Giuliana Caroli is with Barbareschi when the gang seizes him, and Vitali forces himself on her while his accomplices beat Barbareschi. Commissioner Giulio Santini, the son of the prosecutor who sentenced Vitali, takes charge of the police hunt for the escaped men, who terrorize the populace.
Cast
- Antonio Basileas Mario Portesi
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Mad Dog Killer (1977)
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- Beast with a Gun turns up inside Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, where the characters Louis Gara (Robert De Niro) and Melanie (Bridget Fonda) are watching it.
- The main character of Beast with a Gun, the criminal Nanni Vitali, was loosely inspired by Renato Vallanzasca.
- Beast with a Gun was the last film made by its director, Sergio Grieco, who died in 1982.
