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Written by James M. Tate / 1/17/2024 / No comments / crime , cult , exploitation , helmut berger , italian , marisa mell , revenge , richard harrison , seventies

HELMUT BERGER IN 'BEAST WITH A GUN' AKA 'THE MAD DOG KILLER'

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyGpQmr38sMGT329vedJjcWENX_zOvF_uOk7AC9d1KZYTANDYjYN_Av2zjRpdO620qtFQhNjSo8kWAWiMreyndgjLCmE5oK4nGKtPqLDNuv2yM0u-cAOTxAq2u9dUr47B-qa8_-UKq4SfiZvIqPJtlu_KMAXAwlPnutoWjQkr5bgZW470DuL_FO_g6t7P/s2616/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%207.42.35%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyGpQmr38sMGT329vedJjcWENX_zOvF_uOk7AC9d1KZYTANDYjYN_Av2zjRpdO620qtFQhNjSo8kWAWiMreyndgjLCmE5oK4nGKtPqLDNuv2yM0u-cAOTxAq2u9dUr47B-qa8_-UKq4SfiZvIqPJtlu_KMAXAwlPnutoWjQkr5bgZW470DuL_FO_g6t7P/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202024-01-17%20at%207.42.35%20PM.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Title: BEAST WITH A GUN Year: 1977 Rating: ****</td></tr></tbody></table>The most brutal, uncompromising, intensely-violent Italian exploitation flick stars Austrian actor Helmut Berger as Nanni Vitali, who goes on a lethal crime spree with gang member cronies and, after dealing with a traitor in a rural locale, is obsessed with the poor guy's girlfriend Marisa Mell, a voluptuous beauty given an important hour-long role of the ninety-minute programmer: involving a central rape sequence that almost disguises itself as a gritty romance...And her character deserves more screen-time, perhaps for a chance to ultimately kill the MAD DOG KILLER, something trailing cop Richard Harrison avoids — even after Vitale kidnaps and mutilates his young sister and judge father in a warehouse-set final act... instead arresting the maniac so he can rot in prison: ironic since the entire movie begins with the titular BEAST WITH A GUN easily breaking out...

crime, cult, exploitation, helmut berger, italian, marisa mell, revenge, richard harrison, seventies

HELMUT BERGER IN 'BEAST WITH A GUN' AKA 'THE MAD DOG KILLER'

Title: BEAST WITH A GUN Year: 1977 Rating: **** The most brutal, uncompromising, intensely-violent Italian exploitation flick stars Austrian...

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