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1. La piovra (1984–2001)
TV-14 | 360 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. the mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
Stars: Remo Girone, Patricia Millardet, Michele Placido, François Périer
Votes: 3,956
2. 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
3. Violent Naples (1976)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect anti-dote.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Barry Sullivan, Elio Zamuto
Votes: 1,138
4. The Tough Ones (1976)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough, rule-bending cop pursues a maniacal, trigger-happy hunchback, a one-handed bank robber and their cronies in an effort to bring Rome's most powerful crime lord to justice.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Arthur Kennedy, Giampiero Albertini, Ivan Rassimov
Votes: 1,704
5. 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: 1,768
6. 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
7. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
A chief of detectives, homicide section, kills his mistress and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio, Orazio Orlando
Votes: 13,329 | Gross: $0.27M
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. The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)
100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hardened cop is left for dead by the henchmen of a escapee gangster he had previously arrested, and upon recovery relentlessly pursues them.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Renzo Palmer, Gabriella Lepori
Votes: 1,278
10. Rabid Dogs (1974)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean escape.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Lea Lander, George Eastman, Riccardo Cucciolla, Don Backy
Votes: 5,261
11. Execution Squad (1972)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
This is a story of a secret organization of former police officers, who go beyond the law, to kill notorious criminals without trial. One police inspector, (Enrico Maria Salerno) tries to ... See full summary »
Director: Steno | Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Mariangela Melato, Mario Adorf, Franco Fabrizi
Votes: 842
12. 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: 2,856
13. 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
14. The Police Serve the Citizens? (1973)
102 min | Action, Crime
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Giuseppe Pambieri, John Steiner, Venantino Venantini
Votes: 128
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. Rome: The Other Side of Violence (1976)
99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Four bandits kidnap a villa: the maid calls the police and Commissioner Ferreri immediately warns Commissioner Carli, who orders the patrols to chase the four.
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Anthony Steffen, Ennio Girolami, Jean Favre
Votes: 208
19. The Heroin Busters (1977)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An Italian policeman goes undercover to break up an international heroin smuggling ring, and butts heads with a hot-tempered Interpol agent assigned to the same task.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Fabio Testi, David Hemmings, Sherry Buchanan, Wolfango Soldati
Votes: 942
20. The Knock Out Cop (1973)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Adventures of the police inspector "Flatfoot" Rizzo in the slums of Naples.
Director: Steno | Stars: Bud Spencer, Adalberto Maria Merli, Raymond Pellegrin, Juliette Mayniel
Votes: 4,178
21. A Special Cop in Action (1976)
101 min | Thriller, Action, Crime
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.
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Raymond Pellegrin, John Saxon, Mirella D'Angelo
Votes: 586
22. Contraband (1980)
Unrated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Someone is muscling in on the two brothers' cigarette smuggling into Italy at Naples. The police is tipped off, then Mickey's stable burns down, then the killing etc. starts. Luca responds.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Fabio Testi, Ivana Monti, Marcel Bozzuffi, Saverio Marconi
Votes: 2,206
23. Weapons of Death (1977)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police commissioner tries to bring a gangster to justice as the kingpin's out-of-control crimes set even his own underworld allies against him.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Leonard Mann, Ida Galli, Henry Silva, Jeff Blynn
Votes: 532
24. The Violent Professionals (1973)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When his colleague is murdered by an organised criminal gang, a Milanese cop goes undercover to continue the investigation and single-handedly destroy the organization from within.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Silvano Tranquilli, Carlo Alighiero
Votes: 989
25. Syndicate Sadists (1975)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his friend is killed as a result of a war between two crime families, a biker vows to destroy the families and rescue a boy they have kidnapped.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Tomas Milian, Joseph Cotten, Maria Fiore, Mario Piave
Votes: 969
26. Destruction Force (1977)
95 min | Crime
A cop seeking to avenge his partner's death during a robbery is put on the right path by a scruffy restaurateur who operates a non-violent thieves' school.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Luc Merenda, Elio Zamuto, Katia Christine, Imma Piro
Votes: 456
27. 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
28. Brothers Till We Die (1978)
100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hunchbacked gangster is betrayed by his gang during a robbery, and plots his revenge with the help of his no-good brother.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Tomas Milian, Pino Colizzi, Isa Danieli, Guido Leontini
Votes: 820
29. 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
30. From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
95 min | Crime, Thriller
Italian mobster, Michele Barresi heads for the safer climate of Brooklyn after his chief rival is gunned down in the small Sicilian town of Corleone. Commissioner Berni learns of his ... See full summary »
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola, Van Johnson, Biagio Pelligra
Votes: 439
31. Kidnap Syndicate (1975)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
Based on an actual event "The Kidnap Syndicate" is the story of two boys, one from a rich family and the other from a poor family, who are kidnapped and held for ransom.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Luc Merenda, James Mason, Irina Maleeva, Marino Masé
Votes: 900
32. The Manhunt (1975)
90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt authorities, he decides to take to law into his own hands and track down the killers.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Henry Silva, Luciana Paluzzi, Silvano Tranquilli, Claudio Gora
Votes: 351
33. Stunt Squad (1977)
97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After criminal gangs wreak havoc in the streets of Italy, a take-no-guff police commissioner forms a highly trained band of motorcycle riding cops to stop them.
Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Riccardo Salvino, Claudia Giannotti
Votes: 324
34. The Family (1970)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being double-crossed by his mistress and barely escaping a murder attempt, a hit-man sets out to take his revenge on the woman and the mob boss who put her up to it.
Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas, Jill Ireland, Umberto Orsini
Votes: 3,455
35. Squadra antiscippo (1976)
TV-MA | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Jack Palance, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Guido Mannari
Votes: 827
36. Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
PG | 92 min | Crime, Drama
In a city rife with corruption, a cynical police captain clashes with an idealistic district attorney as they attempt to nab an elusive Mafia boss.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Franco Nero, Martin Balsam, Marilù Tolo, Claudio Gora
Votes: 1,745
37. Milano: il clan dei Calabresi (1974)
90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Paolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.
Director: Giorgio Stegani | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Silvia Monti, Pier Paolo Capponi, Nicoletta Rizzi
Votes: 138
38. Mafia (1968)
M | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The new chief of the Carabinieri in a small Sicilian town must fight corrupt officials, the frightened silence of witnesses and the local Mafia boss to solve a murder.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Franco Nero, Lee J. Cobb, Tano Cimarosa
Votes: 1,881
39. Un uomo in ginocchio (1979)
106 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Nino, a regular working-class guy, finds that a hitman has been hired to kill him. He discovers that a wealthy woman has been kidnapped and that everyone who was involved in it is being ... See full summary »
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Eleonora Giorgi, Michele Placido, Tano Cimarosa
Votes: 415
40. The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
106 min | Crime, Thriller
An architect jailed for a traffic violation discovers the grim reality of life behind bars, including corrupt staff and inmates, an inhuman judicial system, and the power of the Mafia.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Franco Nero, Riccardo Cucciolla, Georges Wilson, John Steiner
Votes: 725
41. 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
42. 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
43. The Iron Commissioner (1978)
82 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Comissioneer Mariani leads investigates a group of kidnappers.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Janet Agren, Ettore Manni, Chris Avram
Votes: 295
44. Convoy Busters (1978)
101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high ... See full summary »
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Olga Karlatos, Massimo Serato, Mario Feliciani
Votes: 451
45. No Way Out (1973)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications and many bloody shootouts ensue.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Alain Delon, Richard Conte, Carla Gravina, Marc Porel
Votes: 2,378
46. La polizia ha le mani legate (1975)
97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a crowded hotel in downtown Milan a bomb has been planted. The timer on its detonator has only minutes to run. A young cop discovers it by accident and is drawn into a terrifying nightmare of intrigue, brutality and ruthless killing.
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Claudio Cassinelli, Arthur Kennedy, Franco Fabrizi, Sara Sperati
Votes: 473
47. Battle of the Godfathers (1973)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama
Mafia hot shot comes to Hamburg with the main intention of taking it over. However, the local German crime lord isn't particularly down with his plan and a bloody gang war ensues.
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Herbert Fleischmann, Henry Silva, Patrizia Gori, Horst Janson
Votes: 211
48. Baciamo le mani (1973)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stefano, son of the Mafia Don Angelino Ferrante, is killed by Gaspare Ardizzone for refusing to sell some valuable land. The old don sends for Ferrante Santino Billeci from America, in the ... See full summary »
Director: Vittorio Schiraldi | Stars: Arthur Kennedy, John Saxon, Agostina Belli, Pino Colizzi
Votes: 114
49. The Warning (1980)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama
Two Italian policemen investigate Mafia-influenced corruption within their own department.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Martin Balsam, Laura Trotter, Giancarlo Zanetti
Votes: 209
50. La polizia sta a guardare (1973)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Commissioner Cardone arrives in a small town in North Italy, where he declares war to a criminal gang specialized in kidnapping of young rich boys; a war that may cost him both his job and his family.
Director: Roberto Infascelli | Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Sorel, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 266
51. Milano rovente (1973)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Milan produce vendor, whom moonlights as a pimp, faces off against a ruthless and greedy French gangster whom wants to unite the organized crime ring of Italy.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Philippe Leroy, Antonio Casagrande, Carla Romanelli
Votes: 746
52. Camorra (1972)
105 min | Crime, Drama
The fast career of a young Neapolitan among contraband, gambling dens, bribes and illegality. He will upgrade its rank till the maximum level of the "Family".
Director: Pasquale Squitieri | Stars: Fabio Testi, Jean Seberg, Raymond Pellegrin, Charles Vanel
Votes: 192
53. Shoot First, Die Later (1974)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police lieutenant suddenly faces the consequences of his choice to part for the local mobs.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Delia Boccardo, Raymond Pellegrin
Votes: 996
54. The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
While investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute, a detective uncovers a sex-trafficking ring with connections to powerful people.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Lia Tanzi, Gianfranco Barra
Votes: 1,760
55. The Cheaters (1975)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Luca Altieri is a gambler. He likes cards and he is a master in playing poker. He is a cardsharper too. He begins working for "The President", who has many gambling houses and everything ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Luc Merenda, Dayle Haddon, Corrado Pani, Enrico Maria Salerno
Votes: 365
56. How to Kill a Judge (1975)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama
A filmmaker's popular movie about a corrupt judge who is killed by the Mafia seemingly foretells the murder of a magistrate who orders the film's seizure.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Franco Nero, Françoise Fabian, Pierluigi Aprà, Giancarlo Badessi
Votes: 654
57. Poliziotti violenti (1976)
94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paratrooper officer Altieri and police commissioner Tosi investigate the case of criminals who use modern machine guns that disappeared from an army unit. The investigation leads them to a conspiracy of high military ranks.
Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Stars: Henry Silva, Antonio Sabato, Silvia Dionisio, Ettore Manni
Votes: 239
58. Mark il poliziotto spara per primo (1975)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Mark Terzi goes to Genoa to take on the case of a serial killer who calls himself "The Sphinx".
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Franco Gasparri, Lee J. Cobb, Nino Benvenuti, Ely Galleani
Votes: 197
59. Emergency Squad (1974)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A cop is consumed with the desire to get revenge on the crook who shot his wife to death during a robbery. The crook in question is Marseilles who is trying to assemble funds for his own retirement.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Tomas Milian, Gastone Moschin, Ray Lovelock, Mario Carotenuto
Votes: 563
60. A Man Called Magnum (1977)
95 min | Action, Crime
Police Commissioner Dario Mauri investigates the activities of a drug ring led by Don Domenico Laurenzi.
Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Stars: Luc Merenda, Enzo Cannavale, Adolfo Lastretti, Ferdinando Murolo
Votes: 462
61. Hot Stuff (1976)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.
Director: Giuseppe Rosati | Stars: Maurizio Merli, James Mason, Raymond Pellegrin, Silvia Dionisio
Votes: 328
62. La violenza: Quinto potere (1972)
90 min | Crime, Thriller
Taking place almost entirely during a murder trial, the film details in significant detail the deep roots sunk by organized crime in the business and political life of Sicily.
Director: Florestano Vancini | Stars: Enrico Maria Salerno, Gastone Moschin, Riccardo Cucciolla, Mario Adorf
Votes: 109
63. Blood and Diamonds (1977)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man is arrested and condemned to five years in jail for robbery. After serving his term, he is out for revenge on the gang members he considers were to blame for his arrest. The prize for this deadly fight is a large cache of diamonds.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Claudio Cassinelli, Martin Balsam, Barbara Bouchet, Pier Paolo Capponi
Votes: 345
64. Silent Action (1975)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starting the investigation of a murder mystery, a police man is to investigate dangerously top politicians and military. A chain of suicides takes its toll among the current and past ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Luc Merenda, Mel Ferrer, Delia Boccardo, Michele Gammino
Votes: 553
65. Highway Racer (1977)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hot-shot police driver has more guts than brains, often landing him in hot water with his middle-aged mentor, who was once a legendary police interceptor responsible for numerous large scale arrests.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Giancarlo Sbragia, Angelo Infanti, Lilli Carati
Votes: 663
66. ...a tutte le auto della polizia... (1975)
95 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Story about a young girl, the daughter a prominent doctor. When the girl goes missing her father gets the police to jump into action because of his class status and wealth.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Luciana Paluzzi, Gabriele Ferzetti, Enrico Maria Salerno
Votes: 319
67. Violent Milan (1976)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gang pulls a robbery, which goes seriously awry. In their eagerness to escape they start shooting and it turns into a bloodbath, after which they take hostages in their escape attempt. ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Claudio Cassinelli, Elio Zamuto, Silvia Dionisio
Votes: 324
68. The Violent Four (1968)
Approved | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Don Backy, Ray Lovelock, Ezio Sancrotti
Votes: 874
69. The Climber (1975)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Thriller
A young American in Italy who aspires to be a career criminal starts out working for a big gangster. But he starts to shortchange money collections and he gets beaten and banished from the gang. Determined to take revenge, he starts over and begins rising to the top.
Director: Pasquale Squitieri | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Stefania Casini, Benito Artesi, Ferdinando Murolo
Votes: 270
70. Nick the Sting (1976)
97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nick Hezard, a young con man, wants to avenge the death of a friend of his and organizes a swindle trying to cheat Robert Turner, an American businessman he thinks responsible for his ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Luc Merenda, Lee J. Cobb, Gabriele Ferzetti, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 289
71. Bandits in Rome (1968)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama
A professional holdup man with scruples has a young ambitious partner who covets his wife and his life. When the holdup man goes to prison, the partner cuts loose, leaving a trail of deaths behind him.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: John Cassavetes, Gabriele Ferzetti, Anita Sanders, Nikos Kourkoulos
Votes: 151
72. 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
73. Torino nera (1972)
105 min | Drama, Crime
Mino and Lello, two sons of a worker wrongly accused of murder, try to find out evidence of his innocence and begin to investigate mafia business in Torino.
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Andrea Balestri, Domenico Santoro, Françoise Fabian, Marcel Bozzuffi
Votes: 391
74. Risking (1976)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Thriller
An undercover cop goes to jail to infiltrate a gang and uses his assignment to get revenge.
Director: Francesco Prosperi | Stars: Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam, Elke Sommer, Ettore Manni
Votes: 275
75. Shadows Unseen (1972)
102 min | Drama, Crime
A journalist is attacked and killed. Inspector Luca Micheli investigates the crime, and finds a suspect named Delogo but, though the suspect himself confesses that he murdered Galiardin, ... See full summary »
Director: Camillo Bazzoni | Stars: Frederick Stafford, Marilù Tolo, Franco Fabrizi, Reinhard Kolldehoff
Votes: 117
76. Sbirro, la tua legge è lenta... la mia... no! (1979)
103 min | Crime, Drama
Commissioner Ferro of the Interpol service in Paris, is recalled to Italy for a series of murders of financiers and lawyers.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Mario Merola, Carmen Scarpitta, Massimo Dapporto
Votes: 142
77. Blood, Sweat and Fear (1975)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
An ambitious narcotics agent relentlessly pursues a wealthy industrialist responsible for a large-scale drug operation.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Franco Gasparri, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Sperati, Giorgio Albertazzi
Votes: 227
78. Mark colpisce ancora (1976)
102 min | Action, Crime
A murderous drug dealer breaks his partner out of police custody. An undercover cop is assigned to track down the two killers and bring them in.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Franco Gasparri, John Saxon, John Steiner, Marcella Michelangeli
Votes: 201
79. La mano spietata della legge (1973)
100 min | Crime, Thriller
A crime boss is assassinated and witnesses to the crime are subsequently killed. A no-nonsense policeman decides to take the law into his own hands in bringing these criminals to justice.
Director: Mario Gariazzo | Stars: Philippe Leroy, Antonio Monselesan, Silvia Monti, Klaus Kinski
Votes: 170
80. Poliziotto solitudine e rabbia (1980)
103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired cop is visited by his former partner who wants him to be a bodyguard for established clientele. At first declining the offer, Nick quickly accepts and joins his friend for the job... See full summary »
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Jutta Speidel, Arthur Brauss, Francisco Rabal
Votes: 132
81. Death Rage (1976)
R | 98 min | Crime, Thriller
A retired hit-man decides to take one last job to avenge the murder of his brother by a mafia gang. An eager would-be mobster helps him.
Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Yul Brynner, Massimo Ranieri, Barbara Bouchet, Martin Balsam
Votes: 922
82. 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
83. The Blue-Eyed Bandit (1980)
96 min | Crime, Drama
An office employee, pretending to be weak and crippled, reveals himself as a ruthless criminal.
Director: Alfredo Giannetti | Stars: Franco Nero, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Pier Francesco Poggi
Votes: 165
84. Blazing Flowers (1978)
83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Pino Scalise discharged from the prison he was in for robbery, take refuge in Milan at the home of his uncle. Pino falls in love with one of the uncle's two daughters, who has become a ... See full summary »
Director: Gianni Martucci | Stars: Marc Porel, George Hilton, Barbara Magnolfi, Anna Maria Rizzoli
Votes: 101
85. Violence for Kicks (1976)
88 min | Action
A gang of young and ruthless bikers terrorizes the streets of Rome for no other reason than kicks and to kill their copious amounts of spare time.
Directors: Massimo Felisatti, Sergio Grieco | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Pierre Marfurt, Cesare Barro, Franca Gonella
Votes: 103
86. Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
This is a buddy film with a small-time thug (Victor Lobianco) meeting a high-profile gangster (Lee Van Cleef) while in prison. The pair team up to attempt a prison breakout.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Tony Lo Bianco, Edwige Fenech, Jean Rochefort
Votes: 494
87. The Master Touch (1972)
PG | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A just released from prison professional thief decides to do one last high-risk heist, which could settle him for life or land him behind bars again.
Director: Michele Lupo | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma, Florinda Bolkan, Wolfgang Preiss
Votes: 694
88. La malavita attacca. La polizia risponde. (1977)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Police commissioner Baldi investigates the mysterious killings of three Mafia bosses.
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Leonard Mann, John Steiner, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Chris Avram
Votes: 90
89. Gardenia il giustiziere della mala (Gardenia) (1979)
100 min | Crime, Drama
In the city of Rome lives Gardenia, a respected exponent of Roman organized crime.
Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Franco Califano, Martin Balsam, Robert Webber, Eleonora Vallone
Votes: 96
90. I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia (1979)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With the American Mafia families pooling their resources to bring huge quantities of cheap heroin into the country, it's up to customs official Ivano Radevic to allow the authorities to intercept the drugs en route to the USA.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Antonio Sabato, Gianni Garko, Jeff Blynn
Votes: 163
91. Blood and Bullets (1976)
100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dan Caputo arrives at New York to avenge the death of his father, an ex-cop who was involved in mob business.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: George Eastman, Jack Palance, Jenny Tamburi, Roberto Giraudo
Votes: 134
92. Fearless (1978)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An Italian private investigator tries to get to the bottom of a suspicious kidnapping case with the help of an exotic dancer.
Director: Stelvio Massi | Stars: Maurizio Merli, Joan Collins, Franco Ressel, Werner Pochath
Votes: 419
93. Fango bollente (1975)
85 min | Action, Crime
The Savage Three are three young men, fresh into the world, who work together at a computer analysis company. All three appear to be calm, level-headed, well-educated young men with the ... See full summary »
Director: Vittorio Salerno | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Martine Brochard, Enrico Maria Salerno, Gianfranco De Grassi
Votes: 536
94. Fatevi vivi, la polizia non interverrà (1974)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime
The kidnapping of a 6-year-old leads to a race against time between a Mafia hitman and a police commissioner. The mafioso then realizes the child must be saved in order to spare his own life.
Director: Giovanni Fago | Stars: Henry Silva, Rada Rassimov, Philippe Leroy, Lia Tanzi
Votes: 93
95. Ritornano quelli della calibro 38 (1977)
Unrated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man gets caught up in a criminal organization and finds that once in, you can't get out.
Director: Giuseppe Vari | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Max Delys, Rik Battaglia, Dagmar Lassander
Votes: 63
96. Non sparate sui bambini (1978)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers who live alone with their sick father. Marco is on drugs and Dino becomes involved with a gang of dangerous criminals and is roped into pulling a bank heist with them. The ... See full summary »
Director: Gianni Crea | Stars: Giancarlo Prete, Italo Gasperini, Marco Gelardini, Sandra Trouvé
Votes: 32
97. The Perfect Killer (1977)
85 min | Crime, Drama
A hitman is allowed out of prison on the condition he continues killing for an organization, but he also becomes the target of a treacherous woman.
Director: Mario Siciliano | Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Carmen Cervera, John Ireland, Alberto Dell'Acqua
Votes: 160
98. Il commissario Verrazzano (1978)
90 min | Crime, Drama
A police lieutenant suddenly faces the consequences of his choice to part for the local mobs.
Director: Francesco Prosperi | Stars: Luc Merenda, Janet Agren, Patrizia Gori, Daniele Dublino
Votes: 109
99. Crime Boss (1972)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama
Organized crime boss Don Vincenzo leads the pack and is faced with a huge struggle.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Telly Savalas, Antonio Sabato, Paola Tedesco, Giuliano Persico
Votes: 327
100. Season for Assassins (1975)
102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As a gang of youths terrorizes a city, the weary chief of police finds himself caught between the citizens who cry for blood and a catholic priest who believes the boys will respond to kindness.
Director: Marcello Andrei | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Martin Balsam, Magali Noël, Rossano Brazzi
Votes: 145
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