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Joan Collins in Austria with a low-rent cop? The 70s were unhinged.
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Magnum Cop (1978)

Eurotrash chicGrimy noirSleazy passport stamp

Overview

ActionThrillerCrime

A low-rent private investigator and former cop is sent to Austria on a job, and while there sees a number of seemingly unrelated coincidences that lead him into a strange web of corruption and decadence.

Flag of ATATFlag of ITITItalian
Content warning
blackmailcyanidevehicular homicide

Standout Aspects

Acting

Merli's mustache does 80% of the work.

Production

Austria has never looked this cheap.

Best for:Solo: 2 AM with wine, questioning your life choices.·Rewatch: Spot which scenes they clearly improvised.
Heads up:Sexual Content: 1970s casual exploitation — Joan Collins deserved better.
Stelvio Massi

Director

Stelvio Massi

ReleasedFeb 3, 1978
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Neue Delta Filmproduktion
Promer Film

Top Cast

Maurizio Merli

Maurizio Merli

Walter 'Wally' Spada

Joan Collins

Joan Collins

Brigitte

Franco Ressel

Franco Ressel

Dr. Zimmer

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

Strauss

Annarita Grapputo

Annarita Grapputo

Annalise von Straben

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

Karl Koper

Andrea Scotti

Andrea Scotti

Inspector Nardelli

Massimo Vanni

Massimo Vanni

Vinnie

Jasmine Maimone

Jasmine Maimone

Renate

Claudia Messner

Claudia Messner

Luciana Turina

Luciana Turina

Salvatore Billa

Salvatore Billa

Mario Frera

Mario Frera

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Trivia

This was one of five films Maurizio Merli made in 1978 alone. The man was a machine fueled by espresso and genre obligations.

Cultural

Stelvio Massi directed so many poliziotteschi that Italian critics allegedly created a drinking game around his recurring zoom techniques.

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