
Although the subgenre has its roots in the films of the late 1960s, it was influenced by such rough-edged American police thrillers of the early 1970s. With directors such as Fernando Di Leo and Umberto Lenzi and actors such as Maurizio Merli and Tomas Milian, poliziotteschi films became popular in the mid-1970s after the decline of spaghetti Westerns.
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Long Lasting Days
Andrea Rispoli falls in love with Anna Andersson, a Swedish girl who has just inherited the boarding house where he’s staying. When Anna is discovered to be suffering from a…
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Bandits in Rome
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…
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The Ten Million Dollar Grab
A thief (Brad Harris), fakes his death in order to steal a 10 million dollar Diamond from his former employer. He has the gem then he loses it and gets…
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Defeat of the Mafia
At the Rome airport, two men are taken into custody. Inspector Scott Luce thinks their two suitcases are full of drugs, but the suit-cases contains only white powder. Afterwards, the…
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The Long Arm of the Godfather
A treacherous low-level mafioso greedily rips off a shipment of arms from his powerful godfather and tries to sell them to an especially dubious group of Arabs.
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Angel’s Leap
The electoral battle is raging in Marseilles. The Corsican Clan, under the rule of the Orsini family, is being challenged by the next generation, younger gangsters who support the candidature…
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A Warm Body For Hell
A fortune in precious gems are robbed from a jewelry shop in Geneva by Robert, Louis and Dedé, expecting to sell the gems to a “fence” in Tunisia, Marcel Mauriac,…
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Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse
“La Venganza del Doctor Mabuse” actually is one of Franco’s better films of that period with delightfully twisted characters, stunning locations, truly beautiful camera-work and a terrific musical score. The…
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Invisible Dr. Mabuse, The
Strange things happen in a revue theatre. The dancer Maria seems to be hunted by an invisible admirer. When the body of a probable FBI agent is found in a…
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Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse
The evil Dr. Mabuse develops a death ray with which he threatens the world… sequel to the previous years, Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse. German language with optional English subtitles…
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Web of Violence
Walter, a journalist who recently lost his job, is feeling a bit down, and gets even more depressed when his fiancée, Lisa, vanishes. She had recently taken up with a…
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Fantomas
The invincible bandit faces his daughter, courageous and honest, who wants to end his activities. With a young journalist, her boyfriend, she discovers his lair. This film allows you to…
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Porci con la P.38
Great crime / mafia action, with good music, decent cast, and pretty damn violent scenes, some cool car chases and tough as nails coppers. Widescreen print, mastered for 16/9 screens.
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Cry of a Prostitute (uncut)
Genre icon Henry Silva stars as Tony Aniante, a super-tough mob hit-man. The film already starts out intensely brutal when an apparent family has a fatal car crash in gory…
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Vultures Over the City
Perhaps the most obscure Merli crime film of them all is this Italo-Spanish-Mexican co-production from 1980. Set in Spain, the film is an interesting change of pace for star Maurizio…
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Objectif 500 millions
This is an absolute must have for all Marisa Mell fans. Bruno Cremer plays a French Army captain, just released from prison. Model Marisa Mell gets Cremer mixed up in…
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Delitto quasi perfetto
Award-winning Italian writer/director Mario Camerini, who successfully bucked the “neorealist” movement of the 1940s, continued operating in a strictly commercial vein with 1966’s Delitto Quasi Perfetto. The plot is sheer…
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Death in the Red Jaguar
Death in the Red Jaguar (German:Tod im Roten Jaguar) was part of the Jerry Cotton series of films. The FBI agent tackles an organisation of assassins who kill to order….
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Symphony For A Massacre
Trouble begins when five Frenchmen try to pull off a huge drug deal. One intercepts the money and kills his friend to cover his tracks. The others are haunted by…
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San Babila 8 P.M.
At eight o’clock in the evening in San Babila Square in Milan, a gang of neofascist youths choose a couple seemingly at random from the crowds there and savagely beat…
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Ho!
Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as Ho, an ex-racing driver who after loosing his racing card does the next best thing and becomes a getaway driver for a bunch of gangsters. Soon…
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Falling Point
A police chief (Robert Hossein) finds a kidnapped girls notebook in the place where she was held captive. As he reads through the story unfolds of what happened.
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Suspects, The
Mimsy Falmer shines in this police thriller from Michel Wyn. An American girl is found murdered and the police try and piece together what happened.
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Roadhouse of the Violent Dolls
After a botched robbery of a jewelry store Betty is sitting in jail, Bob was able to escape his accomplice. When she accidentally discovers Bob’s hideout, Betty breaks out along…