La polizia incrimina la legge assolve (1973)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

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 Death Proof (2007)

one of the best!

if you have never seen an Italian crime movie, this is a great place to start. unlike many other films of this type, it actually works on an emotional level as well as being very entertaining, simular to the films of Scorsese. it's a very violent film, but none of the violence is gratuitous. lots of stylish slow motion shootings, car explosions, and people run over by various moter vehicles, and the excellent musical score by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis captures the emotion of these scenes perfectly. the cast is also very good, especialy Italian Star Franco Nero. highly recommended.