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The Shark Hunter is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Enzo G. Castellari with Franco Nero

The Shark Hunter (1979)

Il cacciatore di squali

The Shark Hunter
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Length 1h37
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OriginItalie
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure
Rating51% 2.5588352.5588352.5588352.5588352.558835

Il cacciatore di squali (internationally released as The Shark Hunter and Guardians of the Deep) is a 1979 Italian adventure film directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Synopsis

Mike Di Donato, an Italian-American man with a mysterious past, leads a solitary life in an anonymous sea island. His unusual work is the hunting of sharks, from which his partner derives handicrafts for the local market.

Actors

Franco Nero

(Mike di Donato)
Werner Pochath

(Ramon (as Werner Pochat))
Jorge Luke

(Acapulco)
Mirta Miller

(Rosy)
Michael Forest

(Donovan)
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