La polizia incrimina la legge assolve (1973)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Maurizio Amati (story)
Tito Carpi (screenplay)

Release Date:

24 July 1974 (Denmark)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Plot:

An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease. |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Drugs | Drug Ring | Poliziottesco | Mafia

Cast

Franco Nero	...	Vice-Commissioner Belli
James Whitmore	...	Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Delia Boccardo	...	Mirella
Fernando Rey	...	Cafiero
Duilio Del Prete	...	Umberto Griva
Silvano Tranquilli	...	Franco Griva
Ely Galleani	...	Chicca
Daniel Martín	...	Rico
Paul Costello	...	Cammarano
Luigi Diberti	...	Belli's Assistant
Mario Erpichini	...	Rivalta
Zoe Incrocci	...	Scavino's Wife
Bruno Corazzari	...	Scavino's Assassin
Massimo Vanni	...	Killer
Joaquín Solís	...	Tony, Cafiero's Servant

Also Known As:

High Crime
La policía detiene, la ley juzga (Spain)
The Marseilles Connection (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

Italy:100 min | Netherlands:98 min (video version) | Spain:98 min

Country:

Spain | Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (cut) | Norway:18 (video rating) | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:R | Norway:(Banned) (1975-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Company:

Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

Castellari+Nero= dynamite!

Wow! This film has all that you've come to expect from a Euro Crime flick. Violent murders, long shoot-outs with machine guns, a hot-tempered police officer who loathes criminals, downright evil henchmen and much, much more. Franco Nero has lately become one of my favorite actors, and not without a reason; in this film he proves what a talent he really had. This might just be Enzo G. Castellari's best crime film. It's very nicely directed, with some very interesting camera work and the music by the De Angelis brothers is the best and most suitable score I've heard them deliver to this point. It perfectly fits in with the various situations that Nero's character finds himself in.

The only copy I could get a hold of was a region 0 release from 23rd Century (?). It does not have the best audio or video quality, but it's watchable. Availiable on Ebay as "The Marseilles Connection".

If you're a fan of either Nero or Castellari, or of course, both, this is a film you have to see!