Italo Crime
by lupo-bolte | created - 30 May 2013 | updated - 20 Jun 2015 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Laura Nucci
Votes: 1,783
2. Illustrious Corpses (1976)
PG | 120 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An investigation of the judges' assassinations reveals a political background.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi, Paolo Bonacelli
Votes: 2,797
3. They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
92 min | Drama, Horror
In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa to give him the good news. He just got promoted. However, the old man is not what he seems and promotion has a price.
Director: Corrado Farina | Stars: Adolfo Celi, Geraldine Hooper, Giuliano Esperati, Francesca Modigliani
Votes: 585
4. Hands Over the City (1963)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Prior to a city council election, the collapse of a building leaves a land developer and his political backers defending themselves against a scandal.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti, Marcello Cannavale
Votes: 3,286
5. Lucky Luciano (1973)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Biopic of Mafia boss Lucky Luciano, covering his life from 1946 to 1962 with occasional flashbacks.
Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi, Charles Cioffi
Votes: 1,580
6. Naked Violence (1969)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Some youngsters kill their teacher; but they won't tell their motivation. The police detective on the case feels some sinister influence behind the young murderers.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Pier Paolo Capponi, Nieves Navarro, Marzio Margine, Renato Lupi
Votes: 852
7. Beast with a Gun (1977)
Unrated | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Italy, escaped sadistic killer Nanni Vitali and his henchmen terrorize the populace and seek revenge against those responsible for Vitali's incarceration.
Director: Sergio Grieco | Stars: Helmut Berger, Marisa Mell, Richard Harrison, Marina Giordana
Votes: 1,240
8. Caliber 9 (1972)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former gangster is forced to resume his old lifestyle when his violent, jealous ex-colleagues and the police believe that he knows the location of a stolen cache of $300,000.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Gastone Moschin, Barbara Bouchet, Mario Adorf, Frank Wolff
Votes: 4,714
9. Mafia Junction (1973)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Superbitch uses her body to deceive and manipulate men to get what she wants.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Ivan Rassimov, Stephanie Beacham, Patricia Hayes, Ettore Manni
Votes: 371
10. Corleone (1978)
R | 108 min | Crime, Thriller
Two friends grow up together in the Sicily of the '50s. Two different destiny, two different way of life. Could their friendship survive to the mafia shadow?
Director: Pasquale Squitieri | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Claudia Cardinale, Francisco Rabal, Stefano Satta Flores
Votes: 261
11. Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome (1972)
98 min | Crime, Drama, History
In Mussolini's Rome a murderer is targeting young girls. The movie explores how the fascist mind works, how it plays its values off the sentiment of the masses and explores the role of the press in creating a unified narrative.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Nino Manfredi, Gabriele Lavia, Guido Leontini, Orso Maria Guerrini
Votes: 307
12. Seven Times Seven (1969)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
A gang of prison inmates escapes and robs the Royal Mint.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Gastone Moschin, Lionel Stander, Raimondo Vianello, Gordon Mitchell
Votes: 287
13. The Flower in His Mouth (1975)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Mystery
A female school teacher is implicated in a murder in a Sicilian town only hours after her arrival. The dead man insulted her on the bus on the way into town. As the mystery unfolds, it ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Jennifer O'Neill, Franco Nero, James Mason, Orazio Orlando
Votes: 497
14. Cry of a Prostitute (1974)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama
A reformed prostitute joins forces with a paid assassin to end an Italian gang war.
Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Henry Silva, Barbara Bouchet, Fausto Tozzi, Vittorio Sanipoli
Votes: 712
15. High Crime (1973)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A righteous police inspector matches wits with a powerful Italian drug ring, all while key suspects and those closest to him begin to die in more-or-less equal measure.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, Fernando Rey, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo
Votes: 1,112
16. Il giorno del Cobra (1980)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses... See full summary »
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, Sybil Danning, Mario Maranzana, Licinia Lentini
Votes: 577
17. The Boss (1973)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Henry Silva, Richard Conte, Gianni Garko, Antonia Santilli
Votes: 2,336
18. Street Law (1974)
76 min | Action, Thriller
An engineer seeks vigilante justice against the gangsters who took him hostage, and forms an unlikely partnership with a young robber to bring them down.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, Giancarlo Prete, Barbara Bach, Renzo Palmer
Votes: 1,769
19. The Big Racket (1976)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini
Votes: 1,596
20. Revolver (1973)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An Italian prison warden is forced to exchange a French criminal for his kidnapped wife, but they soon find themselves on the trail of a larger conspiracy.
Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Paola Pitagora, Agostina Belli
Votes: 2,378
21. Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy, who are licenced-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Marc Porel, Ray Lovelock, Adolfo Celi, Franco Citti
Votes: 1,647
22. Violent Rome (1975)
89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A detective sick and tired of the rampant crime and violence in his city, and constantly at odds with his superiors, is finally kicked out of the department for a "questionable" shooting of... See full summary »
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Richard Conte, Silvano Tranquilli, Ray Lovelock
Votes: 691
23. Almost Human (1974)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A small-time homicidal maniac kidnaps a young heiress, prompting a cop to pursue him before he can kill the girl once the hefty ransom is paid.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Tomas Milian, Henry Silva, Laura Belli, Gino Santercole
Votes: 2,906
24. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf, Franco Fabrizi
Votes: 2,394
25. The Italian Connection (1972)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Milanese pimp is pursued by - and then pursues - a pair of New York hitmen and the gangsters who framed him for stealing a shipment of heroin.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 2,857
26. Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In this riveting Italian exploitation thriller, three young men embark upon a terrifying series of bloody crimes, engaging in robbery, gunplay, and murder. As the entire police force ... See full summary »
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Stefano Patrizi, Benjamin Lev, Max Delys, Eleonora Giorgi
Votes: 557
27. The Designated Victim (1971)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Seeking an escape from his unhappy marriage, a disillusioned advertising executive is lured by a sociopathic Count into a bizarre plot to kill each other's relatives.
Director: Maurizio Lucidi | Stars: Tomas Milian, Pierre Clémenti, Katia Christine, Luigi Casellato
Votes: 863
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