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1. Grand Slam (1967)
Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama
To pull off a daring diamond heist in Rio during Carnival, a retired schoolteacher hires four professionals who must contend with a revolutionary alarm system and a taciturn secretary.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Janet Leigh, Robert Hoffmann, Klaus Kinski, Riccardo Cucciolla
Votes: 1,384
2. 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
3. Machine Gun McCain (1969)
GP | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A paroled gangster and his son plan to rob a Las Vegas gambling house, unaware that the casino is bitterly contested by the West Coast and East Coast mobs.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti
Votes: 1,619
4. 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: 4,717
5. 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: 843
6. 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: 2,860
7. 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: 1,113
8. 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: 2,338
9. 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: 2,381
10. 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
11. 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: 2,379
12. 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
13. 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: 2,907
14. 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: 5,264
15. 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
16. 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: 565
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: 692
18. 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
19. The Hallucinating Trip (1975)
94 min | Action, Crime
After a petty thief steals a valuable tobacco box, he quickly becomes entangled in a dangerous web involving the police and the Mafia.
Director: Lucio Marcaccini | Stars: Bud Cort, Marcel Bozzuffi, Guido Alberti, Ennio Balbo
Votes: 165
20. 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: 146
21. 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: 1,599
22. 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
23. 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: 1,707
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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: 1,280
29. 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
30. 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: 822
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. Killer contro killers (1985)
95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A boss, recruits some professionals, to steal a valuable chemical formula kept in a guarded industrial complex. They work well, together 'killer Sterling', 'burglar Jaffe' (an expert in ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Henry Silva, Edmund Purdom, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Alberto Colaianni
Votes: 218
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. Loaded Guns (1975)
PG | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An air hostess gets involved in Naples, against her will, in the in-fighting amongst rival gangs.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Ursula Andress, Woody Strode, Marc Porel, Isabella Biagini
Votes: 486
39. Rulers of the City (1976)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Two small-time hoodlums plot to get even with a treacherous boss who is intent on monopolizing all criminal activity within Rome.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Jack Palance, Al Cliver, Harry Baer, Gisela Hahn
Votes: 1,129
40. 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
41. Madness (1980)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An escaped convict plays the occupants of a remote home against one another for his own sadistic pleasure while searching for the loot he buried there following a previous robbery.
Director: Fernando Di Leo | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Lorraine De Selle, Patrizia Behn, Gianni Macchia
Votes: 630
42. 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
43. Tough Cop (1976)
92 min | Crime, Drama
When his former partner-in-crime kidnaps a critically-ill girl to blackmail her rich father, a shabby crook teams up with a hard-nosed cop to save her.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Tomas Milian, Claudio Cassinelli, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Henry Silva
Votes: 720
44. La banda Vallanzasca (1977)
100 min | Crime
Nevertheless the title the plot has nothing to do with the real story of Renato Vallanzasca. The story is about Roberto, a wild criminal, accused wrongly of a murder and hired by a gang to ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Enzo Pulcrano, Stefania D'Amario, Antonella Dogan, Gianni Diana
Votes: 69
45. Napoli... i 5 della squadra speciale (1978)
92 min | Crime
Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Richard Harrison, Lina Polito, Enrico Maisto, Franco Marino
Votes: 27
46. Provincia violenta (1978)
76 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Franco Sereni, a captain of carabiniers, is dismissed from service for being the proponent of "the law of the gun". He is asked to hold a private investigation of several cases of ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Calogero Caruana, Antonella Dogan, Alicia Leoni, Spartaco Battisti
Votes: 155
47. 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
48. Napoli serenata calibro 9 (1978)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Don Salvatore Savastano, a boss involved in the smuggling of contraband cigarettes, is forced to watch four masked robbers kill his wife and his only son in a restaurant where he and his ... See full summary »
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Aldo Canti, Ria De Simone, Lucio Montanaro
Votes: 132
49. 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
50. La tua vita per mio figlio (1980)
88 min | Drama
Francesco Accardo has a good business in Milan which allows him a quiet life with his wife and son Gennarino. Unfortunately Francesco was in the past affiliated with the Camorra clan and this past comes back today to knock on his door.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Antonio Sabato, Maria Fiore, Rik Battaglia
Votes: 29
51. Napoli, Palermo, New York - Il triangolo della camorra (1981)
95 min | Crime, Drama
A Neapolitan camorra boss has retired from business but when his wife gets killed he gets back into action, and goes to the States to get his revenge.
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Howard Ross, Lucio Montanaro, Massimo Mollica
Votes: 58
52. Giuramento (1982)
122 min | Drama
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Nino D'Angelo, Ida Di Benedetto, Regina Bianchi
Votes: 52
53. Tradimento (1982)
100 min | Drama
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Mario Merola, Antonio Allocca, Benito Artesi, Regina Bianchi
Votes: 44
54. ...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: 320
55. 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: 535
56. 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
57. Squadra antifurto (1976)
102 min | Action, Comedy
Tomas Milian as the unconventional undercover cop with a pet mouse named 'Serpico'. Still difficult for an investigation commissioner Nico Giraldi, this time struggling with a gang who commits theft in luxury apartments in Rome.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Robert Webber, Lilli Carati, Giuseppe Pambieri
Votes: 435
58. The Swindle (1977)
99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A rude Roman policeman Nico Giraldi and an English detective team up in search of a gang that has carried out an enormous fraud against the Lloyd's of London.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, David Hemmings, Anna Cardini, Alberto Farnese
Votes: 463
59. Little Italy (1978)
91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Undercover cop Nico Giraldi travels to New York and Las Vegas to find a crooked cop who gave his squadron back in Italy a bad name.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Enzo Cannavale, Bombolo, Margherita Fumero
Votes: 431
60. Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A black-out occurs during the meeting of a gang of criminals. When the light is back one of them is found killed with a stab on his back and all the clues point to a penniless man who had ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Marina Ripa di Meana, Roberta Manfredi, Alberto Farnese
Votes: 389
61. Squadra antigangsters (1979)
90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An ex policeman, now working for Interpol, and his ex assistant find themselves caught up in a Mafia war. With the help of a large dose of luck, two sexy women and the timely arrival of ... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Enzo Cannavale, Asha Puthli, Margherita Fumero
Votes: 349
62. Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
A police inspector is called to Milan to investigate a murder case since he grew up in the same ghetto as the suspect.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Bombolo, Olimpia Di Nardo, Nerina Montagnani
Votes: 415
63. Delitto al ristorante cinese (1981)
95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The officer Nico Giraldi investigates a homicide which has taken place in a Chinese restaurant in Rome. His wife and his son are kidnappeded by the murderer in the course of the inquiry. In... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Bombolo, Enzo Cannavale, Giacomo Furia
Votes: 485
64. Delitto sull'autostrada (1982)
91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Undercover cop Nico Giraldi is once again transformed, now as a trucker in a criminal gang.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Viola Valentino, Olimpia Di Nardo, Giorgio Trestini
Votes: 405
65. Cop in Drag (1984)
96 min | Comedy, Crime
During a show held at Blue Gay, drag queen cabaret in the center of Rome, an artist of the restaurant is found dead. The investigations are entrusted to Inspector Giraldi.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Bombolo, Olimpia Di Nardo, Paco Fabrini
Votes: 305
66. Delitto in Formula Uno (1984)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
While keeping an eye on his small time crook brother in law, Inspector Nico Giraldi gets involved in a murder case set in the world of Formula One racing. Giraldi is suspended for trying to... See full summary »
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Tomas Milian, Pino Colizzi, Dagmar Lassander, Olimpia Di Nardo
Votes: 401
67. 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
68. 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: 2,397
69. Colt 38 Special Squad (1976)
103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police commissioner forms a secret motorized brigade in order to fight a dangerous terrorist who is depositing bombs throughout the city of Turin.
Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Marcel Bozzuffi, Carole André, Ivan Rassimov, Riccardo Salvino
Votes: 722
70. 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: 1,884
71. The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)
108 min | Crime, Drama
A young poor girl receives a marriage proposal from a mafia novice. She's going to refuse, but he's going to insist - at all cost.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Alessio Orano, Ornella Muti, Tano Cimarosa, Joe Sentieri
Votes: 1,022
72. 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: 1,746
73. 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: 727
74. 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: 656
75. Goodbye & Amen (1977)
110 min | Thriller
An agent's plot to overthrow an African nation is jeopardized by his friend's interference in the country's politics.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Tony Musante, Claudia Cardinale, John Steiner, Renzo Palmer
Votes: 298
76. I Am Afraid (1977)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Journey into the fears of the escort agent Graziano, guilty of knowing too much.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Erland Josephson, Mario Adorf, Angelica Ippolito
Votes: 677
77. 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: 416
78. 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
79. The Sicilian Connection (1985)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama
Mario (Placido), an Italian American who manages a pizzeria in NYC, is charged with an assassination of a judge in Palermo. He leaves the States, comes back to Sicily and recruit Michele, ... See full summary »
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Michele Placido, Mark Chase, Simona Cavallari, Massimo De Francovich
Votes: 417
80. 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
81. Carnal Circuit (1969)
R | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A man hides his best friend from the hoods who are out to get him, and suffers a violent beating as a result. The friend is eventually killed nevertheless so the man tries to find answers.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Dorothy Malone, Robert Hoffmann, Luciana Paluzzi, Frank Wolff
Votes: 193
82. The Man with Icy Eyes (1971)
95 min | Drama, Thriller
A state senator is murdered outside his home, and the police arrest a strange man described as having "icy eyes" for the crime. An Italian reporter finds a stripper who claims to have been ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Antonio Sabato, Barbara Bouchet, Faith Domergue, Corrado Gaipa
Votes: 219
83. 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
84. Counselor at Crime (1973)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the godson of San Francisco's crime lord asks permission to leave "the business," Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly. Such behavior by either one is a violation of the code, and a ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Martin Balsam, Tomas Milian, Francisco Rabal, Dagmar Lassander
Votes: 381
85. Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Canada, a rough Ottawa cop seeks the killer who poisoned his sister.
Director: Alberto De Martino | Stars: Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau, Tisa Farrow
Votes: 1,048
86. The Magnificent Dare Devil (1973)
110 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A race-car driver must elude the police and two rival criminal organizations as he tries to locate a suitcase full of heroin and absolve himself of murder.
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Nieves Navarro, Venantino Venantini, Michael Forest
Votes: 107
87. 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: 474
88. 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
89. 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
90. Detective Belli (1969)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama
A crooked detective begins investigating a situation on behalf of a friend and gets involved in murder, deception and double-cross.
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: Franco Nero, Florinda Bolkan, Adolfo Celi, Delia Boccardo
Votes: 372
91. 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
92. 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: 558
93. Covert Action (1978)
R | 95 min | Thriller
CIA agent's life is endangered after he writes a book about his career with the agency.
Director: Romolo Guerrieri | Stars: David Janssen, Corinne Cléry, Maurizio Merli, Ivan Rassimov
Votes: 173
94. Wake Up and Die (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama
Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Robert Hoffmann, Lisa Gastoni, Gian Maria Volontè, Claudio Camaso
Votes: 432
95. The Tough and the Mighty (1969)
97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Based on the story of real life Sardinian bandit Graziano Mesina.
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Terence Hill, Don Backy, Frank Wolff, Rossana Martini
Votes: 148
96. 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
97. Crazy Joe (1974)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Peter Boyle, Paula Prentiss, Fred Williamson, Rip Torn
Votes: 671
98. San Babila: 8 P.M. (1976)
101 min | Crime, Drama
A group of neo-nazi youngsters, usual customers of a bar in the famous Milan public square, lives through one day of madness passing between assaults, rapes and homicides. Thanks to the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Carlo Lizzani | Stars: Daniele Asti, Brigitte Skay, Giuliano Cesareo, Pietro Brambilla
Votes: 478
99. 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: 864
100. Stateline Motel (1973)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama
After robbing a jewellery shop in Canada, two Americans arrange a meeting near the US borders in order to split the loot. One of them has an accident with his car on his way there and gets ... See full summary »
Director: Maurizio Lucidi | Stars: Eli Wallach, Ursula Andress, Fabio Testi, Massimo Girotti
Votes: 358
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