''Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno'' (Italian for ''The Noonday Executioner'') is a 1975

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comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

written and directed by

Mario Amendola Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Biography Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career o ...

. It is a parody of '' Death Wish''.

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Abandoned by his wife and daughter, after suffering some injustices, the surveyor Franco Gabbiani decides to take revenge against dishonest policemen, politicians and bullies.

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Franco Franchi Francesco Benenato (18 September 1928 – 9 December 1992), known as Franco Franchi, was an Italian actor, comedian and singer. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the ...

as Franco Gabbiani * Ombretta De Carlo as Agata *

Aldo Puglisi Aldo Puglisi (12 April 1935 – 19 July 2024) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Catania, the son of two Sicilian language theatrical actors, Puglisi made his stage debut at very young age with the company of his parents. He made h ...

as Fernando *

Gigi Ballista Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980. Life and career Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in law, then he started working as a PR consulta ...

as Director Filiberto Rossetti * Raf Luca as Balloria *

Maria Antonietta Beluzzi Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (26 July 1930 – 6 August 1997) was an Italian actress who appeared in a number of films in her native country. She is probably best known as the large and huge-breasted tobacconist in Federico Fellini's ''Amarcord ...

as Mrs. Barzuacchi * Franco Diogene as Nardini *

Vincenzo Crocitti Vincenzo Crocitti (16 July 1949 – 29 September 2010) was an Italian cinema and television actor. Crocitti was born in Rome. He won a David di Donatello and a Nastro d'Argento for the role of Mario Vivaldi in '' An Average Little Man''. Select ...

as Trippa *

Mario Pisu Mario Pisu (21 May 1910 – 17 July 1976) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Montecchio Emilia, Pisu was considered to be one of the most elegant performers of the Italian cinema. He began his career on stage and screen ...

as Inspector *

Tom Felleghy Tom Felleghy (born Tamás Fellegi; 26 November 1921 – 13 September 2005) was a Hungarian-born Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1958. Felleghy died in Bracciano, Lazio on 13 September 2005, at the age of 83. Film ...

as Rakosky *

Alberto Farnese Alberto Farnese (3 June 1926 – 2 June 1996) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows from 1951 to 1989. He starred in the film '' Whom God Forgives'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the ...

as Mr. Lorenzi *

Enzo Andronico Enzo Andronico (13 May 1924 – 26 September 2002) was an Italian character actor. Born as Vincenzo Andronico in Palermo, he had a prolific career between theater, cinema and television, appearing in more than 100 films. Andronico's career is ma ...

as Padre di famiglia

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1975 films Italian-language crime comedy films 1970s crime comedy films Films directed by Mario Amendola 1970s parody films Italian crime comedy films Italian films about revenge Italian parody films 1975 comedy films 1970s Italian films 1970s Italian-language films Films scored by Ubaldo Continiello {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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