The Heroin Busters (1977)
"La via della droga" (original title)

An Ialian policeman goes undercover to break up an international heroin smuggling ring and butts heads with a hot-tempered Interpol agent assigned by his agency to do the same task.

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Massimo De Rita, Galliano Juso

Stars:

Fabio Testi, David Hemmings, Sherry Buchanan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabio Testi	...	Fabio
David Hemmings	...	Mike Hamilton
Sherry Buchanan	...	Vera
Wolfango Soldati	...	Gilo
Massimo Vanni	...	Massimo
Angelo Ragusa	...	Dealer
Romano Puppo	...	Gianni's Assassin
Sergio Ruggeri	...	Sergio
Joshua Sinclair	...	Gianni, the boss (as Johnny Loffredo)
Leonardo Scavino	...	Hashish Dealer (as Leon Lenoir)
Gianni Orlando
Salvatore Billa	...	Detective
Giovanni Bonadonna	...	Dealer
Guido Cerniglia
Antonella Della Porta

Storyline

An Ialian policeman goes undercover to break up an international heroin smuggling ring and butts heads with a hot-tempered Interpol agent assigned by his agency to do the same task.

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Plot Keywords:

heroin | undercover | heroin smuggling | interpol | airport police | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

13 August 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Heroin Busters

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemaster S.r.l.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min 132 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fabio Testi was a licensed and experienced pilot and did all of his own aerial stunts.

User Reviews

Still watchable, but one of the lesser works of BOTH Enzo AND Testi

Fabio Testi (Four of the Apocalypse, Revolver) plays the aptly named character of Fabio, an undercover cop who's on assignment to bust a group of drug peddlers in this lesser Enzo G. Castellari directed film. I make the aforementioned statement comparably to the director's other films off course, as this one is still quite watchable in it's own right. Testi is always watchable, but this one just isn't one of my favorite films in the 'italian crime' genre. It came off, to me anyway, as a tad dated and more then a tad more cartoonish.

My Grade: C-

Eye Candy: Patrizia Webley gets topless; Sherry Buchanan shows off boobs & bush