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A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade

A Man Called Blade

Sharp shoots, gun and axe with great accuracy!

1977•1h 36m•

★6.6(36 ratings)

Western

Overview

Maurizio Merli stars as a hatchet-wielding bounty hunter with a dark past and an even more desperate future. But when he disrupts the balance of power in a corrupt mining town, he unleashes a firestorm of brutality, betrayal and cold-blooded murder. Now, one man stalks a savage land where justice walks a razor and no bullets slice deeper than vengeance. He is A MAN CALLED BLADE.

Director

Writers

Sergio Martino, Sauro Scavolini

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Main Cast

Maurizio Merli

Maurizio Merli

Mannaja

John Steiner

John Steiner

Valler

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

McGowan

Sonja Jeannine

Sonja Jeannine

Deborah McGowan

Salvatore Puntillo

Salvatore Puntillo

Johnny Johnny

Enzo Fiermonte

Enzo Fiermonte

The government Envoy

Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Gerald Merton - Mannaja's father

Donald O'Brien

Donald O'Brien

Burt Craven

Martine Brochard

Martine Brochard

Angela

Antonio Casale

Antonio Casale

Dahlman

Aldo Rendine

Aldo Rendine

Stagecoach Driver

Enzo Maggio

Enzo Maggio

Oldtimer

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Sergio Martino

Writing

Screenplay: Sergio Martino
Screenplay: Sauro Scavolini

Production

Producer: Luciano Martino
Production Secretary: Evi Farinelli
Production Designer: Giacomo Caló Carducci

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Guido De Angelis
Original Music Composer: Maurizio De Angelis

Cinematography

Camera Operator: Sebastiano Celeste
Director of Photography: Federico Zanni

Editing

Editor: Eugenio Alabiso

Keywords

bounty hunterspaghetti western

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Sharp shoots, gun and axe with great accuracy!"

#2

The original title is "Mannaja" (IT).

#3

The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).

#4

The film was directed by Sergio Martino.

#5

The screenplay was written by Sergio Martino and Sauro Scavolini.

#6

The score was composed by Guido De Angelis.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Federico Zanni.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0076360.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

36 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Mannaja

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

18

Language:

Italiano

Country of Origin:

Italy

Production Companies:

Devon Film

Intes Corporation