A Man on His Knees
1979, Italian. Directed by Damiano Damiani.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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A Man on His Knees is streaming on Philo, OVID, and Fandor in India.
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Cast & crew
- Damiano DamianiDirector
- Giuliano GemmaNino Peralta
- Eleonora GiorgiLucia Peralta
- Michele PlacidoAntonio Platamona
- Tano CimarosaSebastiano Colicchia
- Ettore ManniVincenzo Fabbricante
- Nello PazzafiniPatranca
- Fabrizio Forteil figlio di Patranca
- Luciano Catenacciil commissario
- Giampaolo Saccarolaun malvivente
- Andrea Aureliun pentito, ex uomo di fiducia di Fabbricante
- Rodolfo Bigottiil figlio del pentito
- Lina Franchila consorte del pentito
Details
- Released
- 13 April 1979
- Original title
- Un uomo in ginocchio
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Damiano Damiani, Nicola Badalucco
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A Man on His Knees runs 106 minutes (1h 46m).
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A Man on His Knees is streaming on Philo, OVID, and Fandor in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Man on His Knees?
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Who directed A Man on His Knees?
A Man on His Knees (1979) was directed by Damiano Damiani and stars Giuliano Gemma, Eleonora Giorgi, Michele Placido.