Mark Shoots First Explained

Mark Shoots First
Screenplay:	Dardano Scchetti Teodoro Corra Raniero Di Giovanbattista Stelvio Massi
Story:	Dardano Sacchetti
Starring:	Franco Gasparri Lee J. Cobb Nino Benvenuti
Music:	Adriano Fabi
Cinematography:	Federico Zanni
Editing:	Mauro Bonanni
Studio:	P.A.C.
Distributor:	P.A.C.
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Italy
Gross:	₤1.227 billion

Mark il poliziotto spara per primo (internationally released as Mark Shoots First) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi.^[1] It is the sequel of Mark il poliziotto.^[2]

Cast

• Franco Gasparri: Mark Terzi
• Lee J. Cobb: commendator Benzi
• Massimo Girotti: vice questore Spaini
• Ely Galleani: Angela Frizzo
• Nino Benvenuti: Ghini
• Andrea Aureli: giornalista
• Spiros Focás: Morini
• Guido Celano: Mario Borelli

Release

Mark Shoots First was released theatrically in Italy on 22 December 1975 where it was distributed by P.A.C. (Produzioni Atlas Cinematografica). The film grossed ₤1.227 billion Italian lira in Italy.

References

Sources

• Book: Curti, Roberto. Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. 978-0786469765. 2013.

Notes and References

1. News: D. Giacomelli. Il commissario bello. La Stampa. 7.
2. Book: Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.