L'ombre d'un tueur

Original title: Con la rabbia agli occhi

1976
12
1h 38m

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Yul Brynner and Massimo Ranieri in L'ombre d'un tueur (1976)

A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.

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5.2/10

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Yul Brynner

Peter Marciani

Massimo Ranieri

Angelo

Barbara Bouchet

Anny

Martin Balsam

Commissario

Giacomo Furia

Brigadiere Cannavale

Sal Borgese

Vincent

Loris Bazzocchi

Pasquale

Rosario Borelli

Gallo's Henchman

Luigi Bonos

Peppiniello
(as Luigi Williams)

Renzo Marignano

Doctor

Giancarlo Sbragia

Gennaro Gallo

Gennaro Beneduce

Man at Police Station
(uncredited)

Paul Costello

Desk Clerk
(uncredited)

Domenico Di Costanzo

Leonardi Bodyguard
(uncredited)

Gilberto Galimberti

Gallo Henchman
(uncredited)

Franco Marino

Gallo Henchman
(uncredited)

Edoardo Mascia

Gallo Henchman
(uncredited)

Vezio Natili

Gangster
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Yul Brynner and Barbara Bouchet, who play lovers in the film, did not get along. Bouchet was with Brynner in his dressing room going over lines when he took off his unwashed socks and threw them at the wardrobe lady's face. "Wash them," he told her. Boucher didn't like that at all. So when she found out he was superstitious about carnations, she anonymously sent a big bouquet of carnations to his dressing room.

Quotes
Peter Marciani: [as the henchman puts a gun to his head] If I were you, I'd shoot.
Gallo's henchman: You're worth double alive.
Peter Marciani: If I were you, I'd still shoot!

Alternate versions
In 2020, Con la rabbia agli occhi aka Death Rage was released on Blu-ray. The Blu-ray is a crisp, clear, uncensored transfer with good quality resolution and the widescreen aspect ratio means that when Barbara Bouchet is walking around naked she doesn't walk out of the frame the way she does in the full screen version.

Connections
Referenced in Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)

Soundtracks
The Shadow Of The Killer
Written and Performed by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis

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4/10

Deceptive Thriller

When a mobster is assassinated in Naples by the gangsters of Gennaro Gallo (Giancarlo Sbragia), the retired hit-man Peter Marciani (Yul Brynner) learns that Gallo was the responsible for the murder of his brother. He travels from New York to Italy to revenge his brother and he hires the smalltime crook Angelo (Massimo Ranieri) to work for him. Angelo introduces Peter to the dancer Anny (Barbara Bouchet) and they have a love affair. Meanwhile the Italian police inspector (Martin Balsam) unsuccessfully tries to anticipate Peter's move.

"Con la rabbia agli occhi", a.k.a. "Death Rage", is a deceptive thriller with Yul Brynner. The unoriginal story uses clichés most of the time with a poor development of characters. The shameful Brazilian DVD released by the Cult Classic distributor has worn out image and is awfully dubbed in English. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Na Trilha da Morte" ("On the Trail of the Death")