Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome who are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously. ==Cast==

• Marc Porel as Fred • Ray Lovelock as Tony • Adolfo Celi as The Boss • Franco Citti as Rudy Ruginski • Silvia Dionisio as Norma • Marino Masé as Rick Conti • Renato Salvatori as Roberto Pasquini, a.k.a. Bibi • Sergio Ammirata as Sergeant • Bruno Corazzari as Morandi • Daniele Dublino as Corrupt police inspector • Sofia Dionisio as Lina Pasquini (credited as "Flavia Fabiani") • Tom Felleghy as Major • Margherita Horowitz as Mona, a hostage woman • Gina Mascetti as Maricca • Marcello Monti as 3rd kidnapper • Claudio Nicastro as Commissioner • Gino Pagnani as Paul, the dog trainer • Enzo Pulcrano as Mario, Pasquini's henchman • Alvaro Vitali as Concierge at Pasquini's building ==Production==

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was based on a screenplay by Fernando Di Leo, originally titled Poliziotti si nasce poliziotti si muore (Born a Cop, Die a Cop). The film was director Ruggero Deodato's only film in the poliziotteschi genre. ==Release==

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man was released on 11 March 1976. It has grossed 741,142,540 lira domestically. The film was censored on its initial release in Italy. The cut scene involved a scene with Renato Salvatori's character Bibi who has his men gouge out the eyes of a thug played by Bruno Corazzari, and then crush the eyeball under his feet. ==See also ==