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Car Chase Scene from "The Master Touch"

The master touch (1972) car chase
The husband and I were simultaneously cheering, howling and choking at this six minute-long car chase from The Master Touch (aka: Un Uomo da Rispettare , dir: Michael Lupo, 1972), where a peppy Giuliano Gemma leads a fist-shaking, mammoth-nosed Romano Puppo on a squealing wheels trail through the streets of Hamburg. It's arguably the centerpiece of the film itself; an excellently stylish Italian crime drama featuring Kirk Douglas traipsing adequately through typically snazzy cinematography, 70s modern architecture porn and a spine-chilling score by Ennio Morricone (Italio-horror buffs may also recognize co-star Gemma from [...]
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