''Fearless'' () is a 1978 ''

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'' film directed by

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Cast

Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli (February 8, 1940 – March 10, 1989) was an Italian film actor and a star of many Italian police thrillers. Career After a decade of minor film roles, 1974 saw a breakthrough for Merli with his first starring role in a rema ...

: Walter "Wally" Spada *

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: Brigitte *

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: Karl *

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: Strauss * Annarita Grapputo: Annalise von Straben *

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: Von Straben * Jasmine Maimone: Renata *

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: Benito *

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: Adele *

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: Dr. Zimmer *

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: Inspector Nardelli

Production

According to director

, the film was inspired by the character of

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, who he tried to have

imitate to make him "more human, less violent cop, somewhat different from those he had already successfully played." Merli stated that when the producer found out that Merli's character would only shoot his gun once in the film,he was told "Come on, he must be shooting like mad, or else nobody's going to watch this movie!" ''Fearless'' was shot at Incir - De Paolis studios in Rome and on location in Vienna.

Release

''Fearless'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by Fida on February 3, 1978. It grossed a total of 1,146,557,460

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domestically. It was released in France and Greece on home video as ''Magnum Cop'' and in Sweden on home video as ''Fearless Fuzz, A Matter of Honour''.

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* 1978 films Austrian crime drama films Poliziotteschi films Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani Films shot in Vienna 1970s Italian films Films directed by Stelvio Massi {{1970s-Italy-film-stub