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Day of the Cobra
Day of the Cobra

Day of the Cobra

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An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses the opportunity to get even with an old enemy, but soon he finds out he's facing a relentless organization

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

12 August 1980

Country

Italy

Cast

Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Larry Stanziani

Sybil Danning

Sybil Danning

Brenda

Mario Maranzana

Mario Maranzana

Davide

Licinia Lentini

Licinia Lentini

Lola Alberti

Ennio Girolami

Ennio Girolami

Martino

Mickey Knox

Mickey Knox

Raul Papasian

Massimo Vanni

Massimo Vanni

Beltrame

Sasha D'Arc

Sasha D'Arc

Blonde Assassin

Romano Puppo

Romano Puppo

Silvestri

Angelo Ragusa

Angelo Ragusa

Kandinsky Hitman

Carlo Gabriel Nero

Carlo Gabriel Nero

Tim

William Berger

William Berger

Jack Goldsmith

Rocco Lerro

Rocco Lerro

Smith

Franco Ukmar

Franco Ukmar

Hitman

Giovanni Bonadonna

Giovanni Bonadonna

Guard at Nightclub

Enzo G. Castellari

Enzo G. Castellari

Warehouse Thug (uncredited)

Michele Soavi

Michele Soavi

Leo Kandinsky (uncredited)

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

Stefania Girolami Goodwin

Papasian's Secretary (uncredited)

Benito Pacifico

Benito Pacifico

Warehouse Worker (uncredited)

Claudio Pacifico

Claudio Pacifico

Hitman (uncredited)

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