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The Big Racket

Original title: Il grande racket
  • 19761976
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.4K
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Fabio Testi in The Big Racket (1976)
ActionCrimeDrama
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
    • Enzo G. Castellari
    • Dino Maiuri(story)
    • Massimo De Rita(story)
    • Enzo G. Castellari(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fabio Testi
    • Vincent Gardenia
    • Renzo Palmer
    • Enzo G. Castellari
    • Dino Maiuri(story)
    • Massimo De Rita(story)
    • Enzo G. Castellari(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Fabio Testi
    • Vincent Gardenia
    • Renzo Palmer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Fabio Testi
    Fabio Testi
    • Maresciallo Nicola Palmieri
    Vincent Gardenia
    Vincent Gardenia
    • Zio Pepe
    Renzo Palmer
    Renzo Palmer
    • Luigi Giulti
    Orso Maria Guerrini
    Orso Maria Guerrini
    • Gianni Rossetti
    Glauco Onorato
    Glauco Onorato
    • Mazzarelli
    Marcella Michelangeli
    Marcella Michelangeli
    • Marcy - Rudy's Trusted Woman
    Romano Puppo
    Romano Puppo
    • Domenico - Il solista del mitra
    Antonio Marsina
    Antonio Marsina
    • Giovanni Giuni
    Sal Borgese
    Sal Borgese
    • Salvatore Velasci
    • (as Salvatore Borgese)
    Joshua Sinclair
    Joshua Sinclair
    • Rudy
    • (as Gianluigi Loffredo)
    Daniele Dublino
    Daniele Dublino
    • Commissioner
    Anna Zinnemann
    • Anna Rossetti
    • (as Anna Bellini)
    Edy Biagetti
    • Chief
    Salvatore Billa
    Salvatore Billa
    • Fabrizi
    Giovanni Bonadonna
    Giovanni Bonadonna
    • Cuomo
    Franco Borelli
    • Oreste Saclà
    Pietro Ceccarelli
    • Luigi Mayer
    Domenico Cianfriglia
    • Hood
      • Enzo G. Castellari
      • Dino Maiuri(story) (screenplay)
      • Massimo De Rita(story) (screenplay)
      • Enzo G. Castellari(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The character of the restaurateur's daughter is played by Stefania Castellari, the director's own daughter.
    • Goofs
      Luigi loads a fresh clip into his MP-40 but does not chamber a round before he shoots himself.
    • Quotes

      Luigino: [gesturing with a doll he is holding to the storekeeper] Is this the kind that makes water?

      Storekeeper: Yes, everything, it's the latest model from Japan.

      Luigino: One of these days they'll make one that bleeds real blood... when you cut its throat!

    • Alternate versions
      The film was rejected for a UK cinema certificate in 1977 by the BBFC. It was finally released on DVD in 2002 after 14 secs of cuts for 'violent rape focusing on forcible breast exposure and female nudity'.
    • Connections
      Featured in First Action Hero (2006)

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    7/10
    A must if you like the works of Enzo G. Castellari and Fabio Testi.
    Ever studly Fabio Testi stars as dedicated police detective Nico Palmieri in this Eurocrime action picture. Nico is determined to bust the pesky thugs running an aggressive protection racket. Soon, these creeps are moving on to other crimes like drug running, rape, and murder. Nico will let nothing stop him from attaining his goal.

    In the later portions of "The Big Racket", the story turns into the always appealing scenario in which one or more characters assemble a group of specialists for a mission. Among those recruited by Nico are men who've been impacted personally by the activities of the bad guys.

    Director Enzo G. Castellari could always move from genre to genre with ease, and here he creates a stylish - if somewhat overlong - movie that benefits the most from some enthusiastic performances by the actors playing the antagonists. One of them is a gleeful young woman who enjoys dispensing punishment just as much as her male counterparts.

    There's an engaging, meaty role for American actor Vincent Gardenia, as ageing criminal Pepe. While it's always a treat to see him in anything, it's not terribly satisfying to hear someone elses' voice coming out of his mouth. Although he was fluent in Italian, he was dubbed for both the Italian and English language versions. Renzo Palmer is likewise effective as store owner Giulti, who seeks vengeance on behalf of his daughter. Italian genre cinema buffs will also recognize Joshua Sinclair and Romano Puppo.

    Noteworthy for a sometimes very sleazy approach (more than one female gets raped), a respectable amount of squib use and violence, well executed action, and an atmospheric score by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis.

    Well worth a look for Eurocrime fans.

    Seven out of 10.
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    • Jan 25, 2016

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    • Release date
      • August 12, 1976 (Italy)
      • Italy
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production company
      • Cinemaster S.r.l.
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
      • Mono

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