Mark Shoots First
{{Infobox film
| name = Mark Shoots First
| image = Mark-of-the-cop-poster.jpg
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| director = Stelvio Massi
| producer =
| writer =
| screenplay = {{plainlist|* Dardano Scchetti
- Teodoro Corra
- Raniero Di Giovanbattista
- Stelvio Massi{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}}}
| story = Dardano Sacchetti{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|* Franco Gasparri
| music = Adriano Fabi{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
| cinematography = Federico Zanni{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
| editing = Mauro Bonanni{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
| studio = P.A.C.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
| distributor = P.A.C.
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1975|12|22|Italy}}
| runtime = 100 minutes{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
| country = Italy{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}}
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| budget =
| gross = ₤1.227 billion
}}
Mark il poliziotto spara per primo (internationally released as Mark Shoots First) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi.{{cite news|last=D. Giacomelli|title=Il commissario bello|newspaper=La Stampa|page=7}} It is the sequel of Mark il poliziotto.{{cite book|last=Roberto Curti|title=Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano|publisher=Lindau, 2006}}
Cast
- Franco Gasparri: Mark Terzi
- Lee J. Cobb: commendator Benzi
- Massimo Girotti: vice questore Spaini
- Ely Galleani: Angela Frizzo
- Nino Benvenuti: Ghini
- Andrea Aureli: giornalista
- Spiros Focás: Morini
- Guido Celano: Mario Borelli
Release
Mark Shoots First was released theatrically in Italy on 22 December 1975 where it was distributed by P.A.C. (Produzioni Atlas Cinematografica).{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=143}} The film grossed ₤1.227 billion Italian lira in Italy.{{sfn|Curti|2013|p=144}}
References
=Footnotes=
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=Sources=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{cite book|last=Curti|first=Roberto|title=Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786469765|year=2013}}
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0072712}}
Category:1970s Italian-language films
Category:1970s crime action films
Category:Italian crime action films
Category:Films directed by Stelvio Massi
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