...a tutte le auto della polizia (1975)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Mario Caiano

Writers:

Massimo Felisatti (writer)
Fabio Pittorru (writer)

Release Date:

28 August 1975 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Poliziottesco | Murder | Police | Violence

Cast

Antonio Sabato	...	Commissario Fernando Solmi
Luciana Paluzzi	...	Ispettrice Giovanna Nunziante
Enrico Maria Salerno	...	Police Chief Carraro
Gabriele Ferzetti	...	Professore Andrea Icardi
Elio Zamuto	...	Professore Giacometti
Ettore Manni	...	Enrico Tummoli
Marino Masé	...	Franz Hekker - 'Francesco Pagano'
Bedy Moratti	...	Emilia Icardi
Adriana Fiore	...	Stripper
Franco Ressel	...	Gynaecologist
Margherita Horowitz	...	Antonietta - Icardi's maid
Tino Bianchi	...	Police Commissioner
Valentino Macchi	...	Petrol Station Attendant
Andrea Lala	...	Marshall Attardi
Benedetto Benedetti

Also Known As:

Calling All Policecars (International: English title)
The Maniac Responsible (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Nemi Lake, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Capitol International

Interesting mix of crime drama and giallo

This extremely rare and hardly known film (as far as I know, it was never released outside of Italy) is an interesting mix of a classic crime story and a typical giallo. In the first half of the film, there is only one murder to be solved, but as soon as the police comes closer to the truth, people are killed in usual giallo style, during thrilling and atmospheric intense scenes. This mixture may seem odd (one may ask why the film wasn't made in giallo style right from the beginning), but it works quite well and keeps the tension up until the end. The murder scenes are nasty, and the identity of the killer really a big surprise. The movie has also its tragic moments, but never becomes exaggeratedly melodramatic.

One of those films that deserve a far broader release, interesting not only for giallo fans.