The Master Touch Explained

The Master Touch
Director:	Michele Lupo
Producer:	Marina Cicogna^[1]
Screenplay:	Michele Lupo
Starring:	Kirk Douglas Giuliano Gemma Florinda Bolkan Wolfgang Preiss
Music:	Ennio Morricone
Cinematography:	Tonino Delli Colli
Editing:	Antonietta Zita
Production Companies:	Paramount-Orion Film Production GmbH Verona Cinematografica
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Runtime:	112 minutes
Country:	West Germany Italy

The Master Touch (Italian: Un uomo da rispettare) is a 1972 crime film directed by Michele Lupo starring Kirk Douglas and Florinda Bolkan.^[2]

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 Germany, who later becomes fat.

Cast

• Kirk Douglas as Steve Wallace
• Giuliano Gemma as Marco
• Florinda Bolkan as Anna
• Wolfgang Preiss as Miller
• Reinhard Kolldehoff as Detective Hoffman
• Romano Puppo as Miller's Lieutenant
• Bruno Corazzari as Eric
• John Bartha as Murdered Security Guard
• Allen Stanley
• Vittorio Fanfoni
• Luigi Antonio Guerra

Release

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ein achtbarer Mann. Filmportal.de. 9 March 2020.
2. Web site: The Master Touch. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213060522/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/31747/Un-Uomo-da-Rispettare/overview. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. John Bush. 2015. 2015-02-13.