70'S FOCUS : POLIZIOTTO SENZA PAURA .... 1977

PROMER FILMS
Presents
A NEUE DELTA FILM VIENNA PRODUCTION


POLIZIOTTO SENZA PAURA
Starring
MAURIZIO MERLI as Walter Spada
JOAN COLLINS as Brigitte
FRANCO RESSEL as Dr Zimmer
WERNER POCHATH as Strauss
ANNARITA GRAPPUTO as Gina
ALEXANDER TROJAN as Von Straben
JASMINE MAIMONE as Renate
GASTONE MOSCHIN as Karl

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Walter Spada, an Italian detective, finds himself in deadly danger, when he agrees to help a wealthy banker find his missing daughter. But can Walter find the girl, without losing his life? Can he trust the seductive stripper Brigitte? Does the glamorous minx harbour a sordid secret? Walter Spada is a man on a mission... A man who is Fearless..He is the Magnum Cop!
(c) 1977.. Promer Films .. 91 mins ..

   Assistant Director - Danilo Massi
      Director of Photography - Riccardo Pallotini
         Music by Stelvio Cipriani
            Screenplay by Gino Capone / Stelvio Massi / Franz Antel
               From a Story by Fulvio Gicca Palli
                 Edited by Mauro Bonanni
                    Produced by Franz Antel
                        Directed by Stelvio Massi

                                    Originally set to star Martin Balsam and Sybil Danning, this co-production between Italy and Austria features Joan a seductive stripper with a grubby little sideline in grooming schoolgirls for a prostitution ring! Even with this over dramatic, if not seedy plot, the film manages to include moments of comedy which may seem out of place in a gritty thriller. Joan appears in the latter part of the film and more than makes up for her absence in the first forty minutes..

 As her role is that of a night club stripper, she does do a more daring strip routine than we witnessed in the 1960 crime caper "Seven Thieves"! Joan looks sensational in the film and certainly gives the film a boost of international style and glamour. Like most Italian films, this release has been available under many titles including, 'Magnum Cop' (USA), 'Fearless Fuzz' (Europe), 'Fearless'(USA DVD), Die Zuhalterin (Germany). 

   First premiered on March 1978, it was released on video in the 80's in an acceptable print, however since then it has turned up under many titles on a variety of DVD labels, many of which using a worn out VHS master. A cd of the soundtrack by Stelvio Cipriani was released a while ago by Megaphon Italy. The films star Maurizio Merli died in 1989 and as a tribute this film was screened on Italian tv!

JOAN OFF SET WITH CO-STARS MAURIZIO MERLI AND ANNARITA GRAPPUTO

  For fans of 70's exploitation cinema, not to mention the many fans of Joan the film is worth seeking out. Thankfully the dubbing in the film does feature Joan's actual voice! 

(c) 2011  Mark McMorrow ....