A Man on His Knees

A Man on His Knees

106 mins | Thriller | April 13, 1979

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.

A Man on His Knees

106 mins | Thriller | April 13, 1979

A Man on His Knees
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Rizzoli Films
Original title Un uomo in ginocchio
Directors Damiano Damiani
Writers Damiano Damiani

Cast

Giuliano Gemma

as Nino Peralta

Eleonora Giorgi

as Lucia Peralta

Michele Placido

as Antonio Platamona

Tano Cimarosa

as Sebastiano Colicchia

Ettore Manni

as Vincenzo Fabbricante

Nello Pazzafini

as Patranca

Fabrizio Forte

as il figlio di Patranca

Luciano Catenacci

as il commissario

Giampaolo Saccarola

as un malvivente

Andrea Aureli

as un pentito, ex uomo di fiducia di Fabbricante

Rodolfo Bigotti

as il figlio del pentito

Lina Franchi

as la consorte del pentito