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Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini, Romano Puppo ... see more see more... , Glauco Onorati , Joshua Sinclair , Antonio Marsina , Daniele Dublino , Glauco Onorato , Sal Borgese , Marcella Michelangeli

A by-the-books cop struggling to bust a brutal protection racket in Rome is forced to throw the rules out the window when the vicious gang attempts to cement their status by moving into the drug trade... read more read more... in director Enzo G. Castellari's tough-talking poliziotteschi. As the citizens of Rome continue to suffocate in the cold grip of fear, it's up to determined inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi) to take back the streets from the murderers and rapists who terrorize the population and give the cruel thugs a hard lesson in street justice. When the only language that the criminal element understands is violence, Inspector Palmieri is more than willing to communicate in terms that will get the message across. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Enzo G. Castellari

Release Date: July 22, 1977

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DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006

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'Il grande racket' - dvd cover Fabio Testi as Inspector Nico Palmieri Fabio Testi and Daniele Dublino Fabio Testi as Inspector Nico Palmieri Orso Maria Guerrini as Ing. Rossetti 'Il grande racket' Vincent Gardenia and Fabio Testi Stefania G. Castellari in 'Il grande racket' Romano Puppo as Domenico 'il solista del mitra' Glauco Onorato as Mazzarelli Orso Maria Guerrini as Ing. Rossetti Fabio Testi as Inspector Nico Palmieri 'Il grande racket' - Original poster
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  • WrenchLT
    April 13, 2011
    WrenchLT
    Enjoyable Italian crime thriller. Given it's country of origin and being made in the 70s it's got those cheesy elements - slow-mo shoot-outs, awkward robotic fighting and bad English dubbing - but it's all good fun and quite gritty and violent with influences from the likes of Di... read morerty Harry and Death Wish among others. I found it quite entertaining all the way through despite being far from perfect. It develops it's own style with exciting direction from Enzo Castelleri.
  • movieguru12
    March 19, 2011
    movieguru12
    So stupid and idiotic. Car crash scene is hilarious though.
  • kingmob6
    February 10, 2010
    kingmob6
    A sharply directed action thriller from Enzo Castellari, this pit Fabio Testi against a criminal gang who've got the locals so scared that no one is willing to step up and prosecute them. Testi resorts to more and more sketchy methods in trying to bring the criminals to justice,... read more which eventually forces him to drift into the vigilante justice mode in the final reel.

    Great stuff.

    Recommended.
  • mpghoul1973
    September 3, 2009
    mpghoul1973
    Incredibly stylish Poliziotteschi from Enzo Castellari. The ever reliable Fabio Testi is once again playing ultra cool against a group of sleazy extortionists.
    Castellari style is fucking incredible.
    The Big Racket is Castellari at his finest. Although he has made countless g... read moreems like Street Law, High Crime and the mystical spaghetti western Keoma. The Big Racket stands as his greatest achievment in filmmaking in my humble opinion. Ive watched the film twice now and each time ive been blown away by the style. One scene in particular involves our hero, Testi, being attacked in his car by the ruthless and sleazy villians and having his car overturned and flipped down a hill side. All the while the camera catches all the action and destruction from inside the cab with Testi actually inside the automobile as it flips! Glass is shattering all over him as we see the ground rolling up and over him. I really dont know how this was done and it definatly makes for high entertainment! The edits in this film are fast and great too. Almost in the style of early George Romero when he was still editing his films. And the fights are coreographed with expertise. I think almost all of today filmmakers should study Castellari action to see how its done. Its never fast and and cut quick. We see why the badass hero is a badass hero....unlike Jason Bourne!!?
    Although standard in story, tough cop takes the law into his own hands, Castellari adds the element of Testi getting together a sort of 'Dirty Dozen' of victims to take the law into their own hands. Add a villian that looks like Steve Perry from Journey and a incredible De Angelis Bros. Score and you have one of the most entertaining films in Euro history!
    The sleaze factor is at a 10 and the bloody squibs are aplenty! And the climax with Testis band of vengence seekers is awsome.
    Highly recomended! This is one of the best place's to start if your looking to get into this genre of film.

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