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written and directed by

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Cast

* Ugo Bologna as

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as Captain Felix Ramos *

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as Tania * Francisco Rabal as Mehdi Ben Barka * Riccardo Cucciolla as Giuseppe Pinelli * Claudio Camaso as

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* George Ardisson as Patrick * Ugo Bologna as

* Dominique Boschero as Licia Pinelli * Lou Castel as the torturer * Gérard Landry as Mr. Rutherford

Production

Lou Castel revealed that in one scene director Giuseppe Ferrara really wanted him to penetrate with a prosthetic penis Mimma Biscardi, the actress playing the tortured woman (who was drugged during filming).

References

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* 1975 drama films 1975 films 1970s Italian films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s political drama films Italian political drama films Italian splatter films Films about the Central Intelligence Agency Films directed by Giuseppe Ferrara Films scored by Manos Hatzidakis Italian-language drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub