An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Franco Nero | ... | Vice-Commissioner Belli | |
James Whitmore | ... | Commissioner Aldo Scavino | |
Delia Boccardo | ... | Mirella | |
Fernando Rey | ... | Cafiero | |
Duilio Del Prete | ... | Umberto Griva | |
Silvano Tranquilli | ... | Franco Griva | |
Ely Galleani | ... | Chicca | |
Daniel Martín | ... | Rico | |
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Paul Costello | ... | Cammarano |
Luigi Diberti | ... | Belli's Assistant | |
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Mario Erpichini | ... | Rivalta |
Zoe Incrocci | ... | Scavino's Wife | |
Bruno Corazzari | ... | Scavino's Assassin | |
Massimo Vanni | ... | Killer | |
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Joaquín Solís | ... | Tony, Cafiero's Servant |
An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.
Mind you, I liked the collaborations between director Enzo G Castellari and his star Franco Nero a lot, usually. But in this movie, Nero pushes the restless energy of his character Belli to such a degree that he explodes with rage every two minutes, and about ten times in the movie, his colleagues have to tell him to 'Calm down, Belli!'. This is not anger, but rather impatience to a ridiculous degree. Instead of careful investigation to collect sufficient proof, Belli just gets involved in several shootings to progress (or maybe not) on the case. The quiet, but intense performance of Fernando Rey enhances the effect of hasty and thoughtless action by his counterpart. Belli is just no commissioner the audience can identify with, Nero appears to be a cross between a Duracell bunny and Charlie Bronson on a bad day. I still voted 6 of 10 because the pacing of the movie keeps you on the edge of your seat, regardless.