In Naples, tough police commissioner Antonio Belli (Leonard Mann) is fighting a losing battle against rising crime. The city is terrorized by the ruthless and unpredictable gangster Salvatore Santoro (Henry Silva), a violent criminal whose reckless robberies and murders are so extreme that even the local Camorra bosses start to see him as a liability. Santoro operates under the protection of powerful mafia figure Don Alfredo, which makes him almost untouchable. Despite the support of his special team, Belli struggles to bring him down. As Santoro’s crimes grow more brutal — including bank robberies, public shootings, and sadistic violence — the conflict escalates into an all-out war between the police and the criminal underworld.

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Weapons of Death  (1977)

Action/Drama/Crime · 1h 30m · 2/22/1977

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When a crime boss sends out his thugs to terrorize an entire city, they do whatever they want, which

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In Naples, tough police commissioner Antonio Belli (Leonard Mann) is fighting a losing battle against rising crime. The city is terrorized by the ruthless and unpredictable gangster Salvatore Santoro (Henry Silva), a violent criminal whose reckless robberies and murders are so extreme that even the local Camorra bosses start to see him as a liability. Santoro operates under the protection of powerful mafia figure Don Alfredo, which makes him almost untouchable. Despite the support of his special team, Belli struggles to bring him down. As Santoro’s crimes grow more brutal — including bank robberies, public shootings, and sadistic violence — the conflict escalates into an all-out war between the police and the criminal underworld.

Status

Released

Languages

English, Italian

Country

Italy

Production Company

Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche
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Cast
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Leonard Mann

Commissario Belli
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Evelyn Stewart

Lucia Parisi
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Henry Silva

Santoro
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Jeff Blynn

Guidi
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Massimo Deda

Gennarino
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Adolfo Lastretti

Paedophile
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Kirsten Gille

Taxi Patron
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Enrico Maisto

Don Licata
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Tommaso Palladino

Don Calise
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Tino Bianchi

Don Alfredo
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Maurizio Mattioli

Special Agent
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Enrico Chiappafreddo

Santoro Henchman
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Benito Pacifico

Santoro Henchman
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Massimo Vanni

Rosati - Undercover Cop
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Mario Deda

Nardi
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Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

Santoro's Man
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Mario Erpichini

Questore
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Mario Granato

Undercover Agent
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Maurizio Gueli

Serrato
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Dino Mattielli

Friend of Licata and Calise
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Francesco Anniballi

Driver (uncredited)
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Omero Capanna

Prisoner (uncredited)
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Franco Marino

Santoro Henchman (uncredited)
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Umberto Santolamazza

Billar Hall Customer (uncredited)
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Claudio Zucchet

Gangster (uncredited)
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Nazzareno Cardinali

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Luciano Foti

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Crew
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Mario Caiano

Director
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Gianfranco Clerici

Writer
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Vincenzo Mannino

Writer
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