La legge violenta della squadra anticrimine (1976)

Director:

Stelvio Massi

Writers:

Lucio De Caro (screenplay), Lucio De Caro (story),

Stars:

Lee J. Cobb, John Saxon, Thomas Hunter

Cast

Credited cast:
Lee J. Cobb	...	Dante Ragusa
John Saxon	...	Commissario Jacovella
Thomas Hunter	...	Turrini
Renzo Palmer	...	Maselli
Lino Capolicchio	...	Antonio Blasi
Rosanna Fratello	...	Nadia
Antonella Lualdi	...	Anna Javocella
Giacomo Piperno	...	Giordani
Guido Celano	...	Blasi's Father
Alfredo Zammi	...	Nino Ragusa
Pasquale Basile	...	Nicola
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renato Bassobondini	...	Ragusa Henchman
Angelo Boscariol	...	Journalist
Teodoro Corrà	...	Charlie
Francesco D'Adda	...	Police Radio Operator

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

poliziottesco

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Also Known As:

Cross Shot

Filming Locations:

Bari, Apulia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

P.A.C.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lee J. Cobb's final film

User Reviews

Far more talk than action

Flatly directed Italian crime film with John Saxon doing the Dirty Harry routine. The film serves up only a handful of brief, dull action scenes. Instead, the film focuses on a two-way manhunt. A low level hood on the run steals a mobster's car. Inside the car is incriminating evidence which will send a don to prison. The hunt is on with both the police and the mob dogging the young hood. The drama falls flat and the lack of shootouts makes this one a slog. There is some posturing about liberal newsmen and how they get in the way of justice as well as the usual strongarm scenes. That's it for subtext. An infirm looking J. Lee Cobb plays the blind don who stands to go to prison if the car thief isn't found. Director Stelvio Massi also made Convoy Busters, which was an enjoyable Italian actioner. Watch it instead.