Directed by:
Umberto LenziScreenplay:
Dardano SacchettiCinematography:
Federico ZanniComposer:
Franco MicalizziCast:
Maurizio Merli, Arthur Kennedy, Giampiero Albertini, Ivan Rassimov, Stefano Patrizi, Riccardo Petrazzi, Tomas Milian, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Corrado Solari (more)Plots(1)
Umberto Lenzi, the legendary director, kicked off the Italian police film craze with this hyper-kinetic, ultra-violent, brain-blasting action thriller. Maurizio Merli stars as an Italian Dirty Harry, punching and shooting his way through the sleazy drug, sex, and crime infested cesspool of mid-’70s Rome, on the trail of a sadistic, machine gun-toting hunchback, played by Tomas Milian. (88 Films)
(more)Cast
![Maurizio Merli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279769_50fc74.jpg)
Maurizio Merli
Italy
Best movies:
The Leopard (1963)
Violent City (1975)
Death Dealers (1976)
![Arthur Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471105_5c3dfb.jpg)
Arthur Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Window (1949)
![Giampiero Albertini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281032_ed2233.jpg)
Giampiero Albertini
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
Holy Year (1976)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
![Ivan Rassimov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272242_dec34e.jpg)
Ivan Rassimov
Italy
Best movies:
Next! (1971)
Tough Ones (1976)
Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
![Stefano Patrizi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280477_ce7681.jpg)
Stefano Patrizi
Italy
Best movies:
Conversation Piece (1974)
The Hurried Man (1977)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
![Riccardo Petrazzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126211_416fd3.jpg)
Riccardo Petrazzi
Italy
Best movies:
Kid Stuff (1975)
Silent Action (1975)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
![Tomas Milian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274334_8ce96a.jpg)
Tomas Milian
Cuba
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Traffic (2000)
![Ottaviano Dell'Acqua](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/935/165935243_9389e0.jpg)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
Italy
Best movies:
The Big Racket (1976)
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
Crime Busters (1977)
![Corrado Solari](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280072_db4226.jpg)
Corrado Solari
Italy
Best movies:
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)
![Enrico Chiappafreddo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280522_4be65d.jpg)
Enrico Chiappafreddo
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
All the Way Trinity (1972)
![Claudio Nicastro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280593_9fc44a.jpg)
Claudio Nicastro
Italy
Best movies:
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
Silent Action (1975)
Tough Ones (1976)
![Benito Pacifico](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280919_dba7db.jpg)
Benito Pacifico
Best movies:
The Big Racket (1976)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
The Great Silence (1968)
![Luciano Catenacci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/360/163360520_1b557b.jpg)
Luciano Catenacci
Italy
Best movies:
Odds and Evens (1978)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Crime Busters (1977)
![Carlo Gaddi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309480_ca4ed0.jpg)
Carlo Gaddi
Italy
Best movies:
Silent Action (1975)
The Conformist (1970)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
![Maria Rosaria Omaggio](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188315_682b66.jpg)
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Italy
Best movies:
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
Tough Ones (1976)
![Luciano Pigozzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831442_89bd2b.jpg)
Luciano Pigozzi
Italy
Best movies:
Two Women (1960)
Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
The Roof (1956)
Biagio Pelligra
Italy
Best movies:
Il capo dei capi (2007) (series)
The Professor (1986)
Who Killed Pasolini? (1995)
![Artemio Antonini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/336/158336074_a64b76.jpg)
Artemio Antonini
Italy
Best movies:
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972)
Operazione poker (1966)
![Fulvio Mingozzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/336/158336078_3b6927.jpg)
Fulvio Mingozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Big Racket (1976)
Adua e le compagne (1960)
Brothers Till We Die (1978)
![Gabriella Lepori](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354613_e4e81e.jpg)
Gabriella Lepori
Best movies:
Death Dealers (1976)
Devil in the Brain (1972)
I Knew Her Well (1965)