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The Angels with Bound Hands

The Angels with Bound Hands

1975
Documentary

"Gli angeli dalle mani bendate" a docu-film exploring fraud in the sport of boxing. The film was directed in 1975 by Oscar Brazzi and starred his brother Rossano Brazzi in the role of a journalist who boldly investigates the seedy underbelly of the boxing world.

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Production

Mirage Cinematografica

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Rossano Brazzi

Rossano Brazzi

Ghigo Masino

Tiberio Mitri

Tiberio Mitri

Piero Palermini

Piero Palermini

Alessandro Perrella

Alessandro Perrella

Patrizia Webley

Patrizia Webley

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