Napoli violenta (1976)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Vincenzo Mannino (screenplay)
Vincenzo Mannino (story)

Release Date:

7 August 1976 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Alarm | Rolls Royce | Machine Gun | Rape Victim

Cast

Maurizio Merli	...	Commissario Betti
John Saxon	...	Francesco Capuano
Barry Sullivan	...	The Commandante
Elio Zamuto	...	Franco Casagrande
Maria Grazia Spina	...	Gervasi's Wife
Silvano Tranquilli	...	Paolo Gervasi
Attilio Duse	...	Antinori
Massimo Deda	...	Gennaro
Guido Alberti	...	Chief of Police
Pino Ferrara	...	Don Peppino
Carlos de Carvalho	...	Albini
Enrico Maisto	...	Poli, the Commandante's Bodyguard
Tommaso Palladino	...	Head Racketeer
Carlo Gaddi	...	Brigadiere Silvestri
Gabriella Lepori	...	Mugging Victim
Franco Odoardi	...	De Cesare
Ivana Novak	...	Undercover Cop
Riccardo Petrazzi	...	Thug
Luciano Rossi	...	Quasimodo
Nino Vingelli	...	Don Antonio Polipo
Vittorio Sancisi	...	Kidnapper
Paolo Bonetti	...	Thief
Domenico Di Costanzo	...	Bank Robber
Giovanni Cianfriglia	...	Maffei, the Bodyguard
Fulvio Mingozzi	...	Police Inspector Mingozzi
Pierangelo Civera	...	Brigadiere Battisti
Ivano Silvari
Marzio Honorato	...	Franchetti (as Marzio Onorato)
Gennaro Cuomo	...	Victim
Domenico Messina
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nestore Cavaricci	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Domenico Cianfriglia	...	Attacker (uncredited)
Mario Deda	...	Police Agent (uncredited)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Undercover Cop (uncredited)
Roberto Dell'Acqua	...	Car Thief (uncredited)
Vincenzo Falanga	...	Man at Dinner Table (uncredited)
Tom Felleghy	...	Inspector in Genoa (uncredited)
Michael Forest	...	Commissario Betti (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Edward Mannix	...	Garage Owner (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Franco Marino	...	Robber at Assecurancy (uncredited)
Edoardo Mascia	...	Man at Dinner Table (uncredited)
Benito Pacifico	...	Commandante's Thug (uncredited)
Ted Rusoff	...	Undercover Cop (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Susan Spafford	...	Woman reporting missing ring (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Sergio Testori	...	Racketeer (uncredited)

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi

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

Produced by
Fabrizio De Angelis	....	producer

Original Music by
Franco Micalizzi

Cinematography by
Sebastiano Celeste
Fausto Zuccoli

Film Editing by
Vincenzo Tomassi

Production Design by
Sergio Borelli

Art Direction by
Giorgio Bertolini

Costume Design by
Silvana Scandariato

Makeup Department
Carboni	....	wig maker
Marcello Longhi	....	hair stylist
Rocchetti	....	wig maker
Dante Trani	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sergio Borelli	....	production manager
Lamberto Palmieri	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Filiberto Fiaschi	....	assistant director

Art Department
E. Rancati	....	props (as Rancati)

Sound Department
Nick Alexander	....	dubbing editor
Alfonso Montesanti	....	boom operator
Raul Montesanti	....	sound (as Raoul Montesanti)
Bruno Moreal	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Gino Vagniluca	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Carlo Alberto Cocchi	....	still photographer
Enzo Frattari	....	assistant camera
Ivo Spila	....	assistant camera
Giacomo Testa	....	camera operator
Guglielmo Vincioni	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sartoria Russo	....	costumes (as Mario Russo)

Editorial Department
Vanio Amici	....	assistant editor
Armando Pace	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Alexander Blonksteiner	....	conductor (as Alessandro Blonksteiner)

Other crew
Cimino	....	set furniture
Bruno Gallo	....	production secretary
Nino Lembo	....	jeweller
Benito Mancini	....	administrator
Benito Mancini	....	cashier
Maria Luisa Merci	....	script supervisor
Lucia Nolano	....	production secretary
Riccardo Petrazzi	....	master at arms
Gino Vagniluca	....	firearms

Production Companies

• Paneuropean Production Pictures

Distributors

• Compagnie France Film (unknown) (Canada) (theatrical) (Québec)
• Fida Cinematografica (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Excel Telemedia International Corporation (1985) (USA) (VHS) (as Excel Video International Corporation)
• Paragon Video Productions (1985) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Death Dealers (UK)
Operation casseur (France)
S.O.S jaguar: Opération casseurs (France)
Violent Naples (USA)
Violent Protection (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | West Germany:18 | UK:X (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Company:

Paneuropean Production Pictures

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Running Scared (2006)

Soundtrack:

Man Before Your Time

Violent Umberto Lenzi's cop thriller.

Umberto Lenzi's "Napoli Violenta" is a first class cop movie that really shocked me.It's exciting and really memorable with some nasty bits of violence(including a fence post impalement and bowling ball facial).Maurizio Merli is great as a veteran cop named Betti.He sets out to clean up a protection racket run by the Commandant(Barry Sullivan).Along the way,Betti befriends a little boy whose father is murdered by the criminals.Since Merli passed away in 1989,"Violent Protection" attained almost a cult status in some places.There are some great car chases and plenty of exciting gun-play.So if you're a fan of Italian crime genre give this one a look.Highly recommended.