A crime syndicate starts a crime wave in Turin, they rob a bank, taking a hostage to get away from Police Inspector Betti and Ferrari, his partner. However, the hostage turned out to be their accomplice in disguise.
"The Sinner" star talks us through his arc in the show's just-finished Season 2.
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| Maurizio Merli | ... | Betti | |
| Raymond Pellegrin | ... | Arpino | |
| John Saxon | ... | Albertelli | |
| Mirella D'Angelo | ... | Luisa | |
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Toni Ucci | ... | Cacace |
| Daniele Dublino | ... | Luzzi | |
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Sergio Fiorentini | ... | Mancuso |
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Franco Borelli | ... | Bertoli |
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Dino Mattielli | ... | Attardi |
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Rocco Oppedisano | ||
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Carlo Valli | ... | Rocchi |
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Marcello Monti | ... | Torri |
| Massimo Vanni | ... | Fabbri | |
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Fortunato Arena | ... | Morel |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Enzo Andronico | ... | Boretti | |
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A crime syndicate starts a crime wave in Turin, they rob a bank, taking a hostage to get away from Police Inspector Betti and Ferrari, his partner. However, the hostage turned out to be their accomplice in disguise.
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italy | police officer assassination | police officer shot in the back | police officer knocked down by vehicle | killed in police car |Parents Guide:
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Country:
ItalyLanguage:
ItalianRelease Date:
27 November 1976 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
A Special Cop in Action See more »Filming Locations:
Incir De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, ItalyCompany Credits
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The uber macho and super-svelte pugilist, Maurizio Merli reprises his incendiary role as the maverick, all fists blazin', skin-tight shirt wearin', Commisario Betti for yet another gonzoid installment of rabidly hard-boiled Italian poliziottesci action. craven, ill-dressed thugs are foolhardy enough to attempt the kidnapping of a group of school children on Merli's watch which unleashes a deluge of exhilarating retribution from the inimitable, golden-haired paragon of righteous vengeance, Commisario Betti; whose zero tolerance; throw jaw-mashing roundhouses an' ask questions later modus operandi proves more than adequate when called to throw down with his arch nemesis, Albertini; played with obvious glee by another legendary euro-crime alumnus; the ever- lithe, John Saxon. 'special cop in action' is demonstratively one of the all-time great euro crime epics, galvanized by a riot of killer set pieces, made all the more deliriously entertaining by Franco Micalizzi's gritty, funkier-than-thou score; emphatic crime funk par excellence.