Mad Dog Killer (1977)
Known as Beast With a Gun, Mad Dog Killer is a fast paced, violent Italian crime thriller starring Helmut Berger, who escapes prison along with three other convicts and goes on a cruel rampage against those who wronged him.
Berger is very good here though sadly completely unlikable. The film is full of shoot outs, brutal murders, rape and other horrors the likes of which the BBFC would definitely not have approved back in the day. Marisa Mell and Richard Harrison as the put upon dame and police inspector trying to end Berger's reign of terror, cope well Harrison is no Maurizio Merli and the film belongs to Berger.
Mad Dog Killer come the end is a fairly standard Italian crime film, similar to Bava's Cani Arrabiati but not just as good, however the relentless violence on offer brings it to a whole new level. A good film - yes. Fun - No.
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