Finally making its UK debut, Fractured Visions is proud to present Free Hand For A Tough Cop, a much-loved Euro Crime classic that spawned other genre staples like Lenzi’s own Brothers Till We Die and Stelvio Massi’s Destruction Force.
From the notorious Umberto Lenzi (Nightmare City) comes Free Hand For A Tough Cop, the film that introduced Tomas Milian’s legendary ‘Monnezza’ (A.K.A Garbage Can) to audiences around the world. When the critically ill daughter of a prominent family is kidnapped by a ruthless band of thugs, Inspector Sarti (Claudio Cassinelli, Suspicious Death Of A Minor) is forced to bend the rules and oversee the prison break of Sergio ‘Monnezza’ Marazzi (Tomas Milian, Brothers Till We Die), a lowlife criminal with deep roots in the underworld. The unlikely duo team-up in the hopes of retrieving the girl and catching the infamous Brescianelli (Henry Silva, Almost Human), the crime boss behind the kidnapping, before her time runs out…
Special Features– HD Presentation in the Original Aspect Ratio- Original Italian Mono Audio with newly translated English subtitles- English Mono Audio- Cops and Robbers: An Interview with Nino Celeste- No Small Roles: An Interview with Corrado Solari- Producing Mayhem: An Interview with Ugo Tucci- Portrait of a Daughter: An Interview with Alessandra Lenzi- Audio Commentary with Eurocrime producer Michael A. Martinez- Audio Commentary with Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson- Trailer
Limited Edition Contents (3,000 units)– Collector’s Edition Slipcase- 6 Art Cards- Special Collector’s Booklet with new writing by Austin Fisher, Francesco Massaccesi & text interview with Umberto Lenzi by Eugenio Ercolani.
Fractured Visions presents Free Hand for a Tough Cop on Blu-ray 29 November and is available to pre-order from fracvis and Amazon.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
