''The Master Touch'' (Italian: ''Un uomo da rispettare'') is a 1972 crime film directed by

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starring

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and

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Plot summary

Steve Wallace, a safecracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one last burglary with the help of a circus gymnast in

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, who later becomes fat.

Cast

as Steve Wallace *

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as Marco *

as Anna *

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as Miller *

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as Detective Hoffman *

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as Miller's Lieutenant *

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as Eric *

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as Murdered Security Guard *

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* Vittorio Fanfoni * Luigi Antonio Guerra

Release

''The Master Touch'' was distributed theatrically in Germany on 8 December 1972.

References

External links

* * 1972 films 1972 crime drama films 1972 crime thriller films 1970s heist films Italian crime thriller films German crime thriller films Italian heist films German heist films West German films English-language German films English-language Italian films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films set in Hamburg Films set in West Germany 1970s Italian films 1970s German films {{crime-thriller-film-stub