Il giustiziere sfida la città (1975)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Vincenzo Mannino (screenplay)
Vincenzo Mannino (story)

Release Date:

April 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Action | Thriller

Plot:

A biker's brother is killed while investigating the kidnapping of a young boy, the byproduct of a war between two crime families. The biker vows to get revenge by finding the kidnapped boy and destroying the two families.

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Hitman | Mafia | Child Kidnapping | Violence

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	Rambo
Joseph Cotten	...	Paternò
Maria Fiore	...	Maria Scalia
Mario Piave	...	Pino Scalia
Luciano Catenacci	...	Conti
Guido Alberti	...	Owner of Billiard Salon
Femi Benussi	...	Flora
Silvano Tranquilli	...	Dr. Marco Marsili
Shirley Corrigan	...	Conti's mistress
Antonio Casale	...	Philip Duval
Rosario Borelli	...	One of Paterno's men
Luciano Pigozzi	...	One of Conti's men
Mario Novelli	...	Franco
Bruno Di Luia	...	One of Conti's men
Giuseppe Castellano	...	One of Conti's men
Riccardo Petrazzi	...	Paterno's Thug in Saloon / Rambo's double in motorcycle scenes
Tom Felleghy	...	Commandante Ferrari
Duilio Cruciani	...	Luigino Scalia
Giovanni Di Benedetto	...	Police Inspector (as Gianni De Benedetto)
Alessandro Cocco	...	Giampiero Marsili
Ida Galli	...	Signora Marsili (as Evelyn Stewart)
Adolfo Lastretti	...	Ciccio Paternò
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Alexander	...	Philip Duval (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Bruno Alias	...	Man in gambling room (uncredited)
Bruno Bertocci	...	Man in gambling room (uncredited)
Nestore Cavaricci	...	Man at Gambling Room (uncredited)
Enrico Chiappafreddo	...	Giuseppe (uncredited)
Carolyn De Fonseca	...	Flora (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Michael Forest	...	Dr. Marco Marsili (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	Thug (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Benito Pacifico	...	Paterno's Thug in Saloon (uncredited)
Tony Raccosta	...	Man at Autodrome (uncredited)
Claudio Ruffini	...	Conti's Thug Guarding Giampiero (uncredited)
Ted Rusoff	...	Pino Scalia (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Robert Spafford	...	Owner of Billiard Salon (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Susan Spafford	...	Signora Marsili (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Sergio Testori	...	Conti Thug (uncredited)
Frank von Kuegelgen	...	Paterno's Thug in Saloon (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vincenzo Mannino		screenplay
Vincenzo Mannino		story

Produced by
Luciano Martino	....	producer

Original Music by
Franco Micalizzi

Cinematography by
Federico Zanni

Film Editing by
Daniele Alabiso

Costume Design by
Walter Patriarca

Makeup Department
Iolanda Angelucci	....	hair stylist
Franco Di Girolamo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Claudio Cuomo	....	unit manager
Vittorio Galiano	....	production manager
Davide Pash	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandro Metz	....	assistant director

Art Department
Giacomo Caló Carducci	....	set designer

Sound Department
Angelo Amatulli	....	boom operator
Sergio Basili	....	sound effects
Aldo Ciorba	....	sound effects
Bruno Moreal	....	sound mixer
Bruno Zanoli	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Cataldo Galliano	....	special effects

Stunts
Riccardo Petrazzi	....	stunt double: Tomas Milian

Camera and Electrical Department
Onofrio Coppola	....	grip
Francesco Narducci	....	still photographer
Mario Pastorini	....	assistant camera
Elio Polacchi	....	camera operator
Alfredo Senzacqua	....	camera operator
Bernardo Valli	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Amedeo Moriani	....	assistant editor
Luciano Vittori	....	color timer

Music Department
Alexander Blonksteiner	....	conductor

Other crew
Mirella Malatesta	....	script girl
Maria Spera	....	paymaster

Production Companies

• Dania Cinematografica
• Medusa Produzione

Distributors

• Independent International Pictures (I-I) (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Shriek Show (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Super Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Final Payment (Canada: English title) (cut version)
One Just Man (Europe: English title)
Rambo's Revenge (USA) (dubbed version)
Syndicate Sadists (USA)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:15 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company:

Dania Cinematografica

Lenzi and Millian together!

I'm really enjoying these Euro-cop films. They are gritty, ugly and satisfying exploitation films featuring cops and criminals inflicting sadistic violence on one another. Anyway, "Syndicate Sadists" is a good, if not great example of the genre directing by Umberto Lenzi ("Eyeball", "Cannibal Ferox") and staring Thomas Milian ("Django Kill", "Don't Torture a Duckling"). There is quite a bit I enjoyed in "Syndicate Sadists". First off, Thomas Milian is excellent in his role of the drifter Rambo, he gives of a great sense of coolness and his beard perfectly emphasizes his tough guy, take no crap from anyone character. I also enjoyed Lenzi's direction quite a bit. He utilizes some great camera movements, particularly in the opening scene where Milian is riding on his motorcycle. "Syndicate Sadists" also delivers quite well on the violence and I liked the score quite a bit. This film does have its flaws though. First off, with the exception of Milian, the rest of the cast fails to stand out. This also drags in a few places, most notably towards the middle of the film. Overall though this is still a solid and enjoyable Euro-cop movie that fans of the genre will find worth their time to check it out.