Poliziotteschi: Italian Crime Films
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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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: 844
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
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: 13,342 | Gross: $0.27M
8. 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
9. The Facts of Murder (1959)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective and his team attempt to solve two crimes committed within a day of each other in neighboring apartment rooms.
Director: Pietro Germi | Stars: Pietro Germi, Claudia Cardinale, Franco Fabrizi, Cristina Gaioni
Votes: 1,495
10. The Mean Machine (1973)
89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After 2 years in prison Ricco is released and on a path of vengeance. His father, the head of a mafia family, is gunned down by the ambitious Don Vito and now Ricco is looking to settle the score.
Director: Tulio Demicheli | Stars: Christopher Mitchum, Barbara Bouchet, Malisa Longo, Eduardo Fajardo
Votes: 523
11. 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: 1,771
12. 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
13. I bastardi (1968)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama
Jason and Adam are brothers who specialize in jewel heists. Jason is betrayed by Adam, who steals his girlfriend, and has him beaten and left for dead. A female doctor nurses him back to health, and he sets about planning his revenge.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Giuliano Gemma, Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee
Votes: 470
14. 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: 2,339
15. 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: 1,748
16. 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: 1,886
17. 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: 2,380
18. 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
19. 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
20. The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
R | 81 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An ambassador's wife discovers that one of the men in her life - either her husband, an ex-lover or her current lover - may be a vicious serial killer.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Conchita Airoldi, Manuel Gil
Votes: 5,451
21. 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
22. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
An insurance investigator tries to determine any irregularities in the policy of a heiress' dead husband, but soon finds himself suspected of her murder.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: George Hilton, Anita Strindberg, Alberto de Mendoza, Janine Reynaud
Votes: 3,572
23. 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
24. 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: 2,383
25. Una donna per 7 bastardi (1974)
89 min | Drama
A lame man (Richard Harrison) arrives at a mining village almost destroyed, and the vehicle has been damaged in the middle of nowhere.
Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero | Stars: Richard Harrison, Dagmar Lassander, Ivano Staccioli, Antonio Casale
Votes: 68
26. Devil in the Brain (1972)
106 min | Mystery, Thriller
A child suspected of killing his father is imprisoned in a mental hospital. A doctor finds him mentally healthy and begins to suspect another explanation.
Director: Sergio Sollima | Stars: Stefania Sandrelli, Keir Dullea, Micheline Presle, Tino Buazzelli
Votes: 295
27. 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: 536
28. 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: 674
29. Lady Dynamite (1973)
95 min | Crime
Donna Costanza is married to a New Jersey mafia boss. During their 10 year wedding anniversary party he is shot and killed. His dying words to her are "Giarratana from Palermo". Costanza ... See full summary »
Director: Giuseppe Vari | Stars: Lidia Alfonsi, Venantino Venantini, Mario Danieli, Carlo Gaddi
Votes: 47
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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: 1,763
36. 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
37. 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: 923
38. 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
39. 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
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: 346
41. 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
42. 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: 3,465
43. 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: 723
44. 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
45. 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: 853
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