Mark of the Cop

Mark il poliziotto (internationally released as Mark of the Cop, Blood, Sweat and Fear and Mark the Narc) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi. The film obtained a great commercial success and generated two sequels, Mark il poliziotto spara per primo and Mark colpisce ancora.^[2] The film marked the breakthrough for the lead actor, Franco Gasparri, who was already a star of Italian fotoromanzi.^[2]

Mark of the Cop
DVD cover
Directed by	Stelvio Massi
Screenplay by	Adriano Bolzoni Raniero Di Giovanbattista Stelvano Massi[1]
Story by	Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Cinematography	Marcello Gatti[1]
Edited by	Mauro Bonanni[1]
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani[1]
Production company	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate[1]
Distributed by	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
Release date	August 1, 1975 (1975-8-1) (Italy)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤1.667 billion

Cast

• Franco Gasparri as Inspector Mark Terzi
• Lee J. Cobb as Lawyer Benzi
• Giorgio Albertazzi as Quaestor
• Sara Sperati as Irene
• Carlo Duran as Gruber
• Giampiero Albertini as Brigadiere Bonetti
• Andrea Aureli as Benzi's Vice
• Francesco D'Adda as Investigating judge
• Dada Gallotti as Irene's mother

Release

Mark of the Cop was released in on August 1, 1975 in Italy where it was distributed by Produzioni Atlas Consorziate.^[1] It grossed a total of 1,667,090,170 Italian lire during its theatrical release in Italy.^[1] The film has been released in the United States as Mark of the Cop and in Europe as Mark the Narc.^[1]