A Man on His Knees
Apr 13 1979
•2h 46m
•Thriller, Crime
Nino, a regular working-class guy, finds that a hitman has been hired to kill him. He discovers that a wealthy woman has been kidnapped and that everyone who was involved in it is being killed off. However, Nino had nothing to do with the kidnapping and has to find out who has sent the killers and stop them before it's too late.
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Giuliano Gemma
Nino Peralta
Eleonora Giorgi
Lucia Peralta
Michele Placido
Antonio Platamona
Tano Cimarosa
Sebastiano Colicchia
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