A Man to Respect
(Redirected from The Master Touch)
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| Directed by | Michele Lupo |
| Screenplay by | Michele Lupo[1] |
| Produced by | Marina Cicogna[1] |
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| Cinematography | Tonino Delli Colli[1] |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita[1] |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone[1] |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
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A Man to Respect (Italian: Un uomo da rispettare,[2] German: Ein achtbarer Mann), released in some territories as The Master Touch, is a 1972 crime film directed by Michele Lupo starring Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma and Florinda Bolkan.[3]
Plot summary
[edit]Steve Wallace, a safecracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one last burglary in Germany with the help of a circus gymnast.
Cast
[edit]- Kirk Douglas as Steve Wallace
- Giuliano Gemma as Marco
- Florinda Bolkan as Anna
- Wolfgang Preiss as Miller
- Reinhard Kolldehoff as Detective Hoffman
- Romano Puppo as Miller's Lieutenant
- Bruno Corazzari as Eric
- John Bartha as Murdered Security Guard
- Allen Stanley
- Vittorio Fanfoni
- Luigi Antonio Guerra
Release
[edit]A Man to Respect was distributed theatrically in Germany on 8 December 1972.[1]
Criticial reception
[edit]DVD Talk, "Iit's easy to let the movie's faults slide; an ending that truly saves the best part of the film for last."[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ein achtbarer Mann". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- 1 2 Foster, Tyler (27 January 2012). "Kirk Douglas: The Legacy Collection". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021.
- ↑ Bush, John (2015). "The Master Touch". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
External links
[edit]- A Man to Respect at IMDb
- A Man to Respect is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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- 1972 films
- 1972 crime drama films
- 1972 crime thriller films
- 1970s heist films
- Italian crime thriller films
- German crime thriller films
- Italian heist films
- German heist films
- West German films
- English-language German films
- English-language Italian films
- Films scored by Ennio Morricone
- Films set in Hamburg
- Films set in West Germany
- 1972 Italian films
- 1972 German films
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