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The Big Racket( 1976)

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Someone's gonna pay...

Overview

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Fabio Testi

      Inspector Nico Palmieri

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      Vincent Gardenia

      Pepe

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      Renzo Palmer

      Luigi Giulti, restaurant owner

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      Orso Maria Guerrini

      Gianni Rossetti

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      Glauco Onorato

      Piero Mazzarelli

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      Marcella Michelangeli

      Marcy

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      Romano Puppo

      Doringo

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      Antonio Marsina

      Attorney Giovanni Giuni

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      Sal Borgese

      Sgt. Salvatore Velasci

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      Joshua Sinclair

      Rudy - il Marsegliese

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      Massimo Vanni

      Vanni

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      Edy Biagetti

      Chief of Police

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      Daniele Dublino

      Commissioner

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      Anna Zinnemann

      Anna Rossetti

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      Salvatore Billa

      Fabrizi

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      Giovanni Bonadonna

      Cuomo

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      Franco Borelli

      Oreste Saclà

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      Pietro Ceccarelli

      Luigi Mayer

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      Domenico Cianfriglia

      Rudy henchman

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      Giovanni Cianfriglia

      The Ox

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      Roberto Dell'Acqua

      Luigino

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      Ruggero Diella

      Piccio, Pepe's Nephew

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      Dino Mattielli

      Prison Guard

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      Carmelo Reale

      Raspar

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      Angelo Ragusa

      Giancarlo, "The Badger"

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      Stefania Girolami Goodwin

      Stefania

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      Fulvio Mingozzi

      Bar Owner (uncredited)

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      Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

      Boy (uncredited)

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      Sergio Ruggeri

      Supermarket Racketeer (uncredited)

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      Osiride Pevarello

      Night Watchman (uncredited)

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      Renzo Pevarello

      Gunman at Fabrizi Plant (uncredited)

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      Benito Pacifico

      Rudy Henchman (uncredited)

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      Enzo G. Castellari

      Storekeeper (uncredited)

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      Emilio Messina

      Henchman (uncredited)

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      Franco Ukmar

      Gunman (uncredited)

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      Omero Capanna

      Rudy Henchman (uncredited)

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      Attilio Pelegatti

      Lawyer (uncredited)

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      Leonardo Scavino

      Property Owner (uncredited)

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      Carlo Gentili

      Negotiator (uncredited)

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      Aldo Dell'Acqua

      Policeman at Station (uncredited)

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      Nat Bush

      American Tourist (uncredited)

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      Fernanda Dell'Acqua

      Bank Hostage (uncredited)

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      Paolo Figlia

      Factory Gunman (uncredited)

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      Bruno Bernardini

      Saclà's Bodyguard (uncredited)

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      Rinaldo Zamperla

      Factory Gunman (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by JPV852

    8
    Written by JPV852 on Tue Apr 12 2022
    Some really disturbing scenes and real bastard villains kind gets undercut with some laughable slow-motion shots, especially at the end with paintballs hitting various characters. Still, a decent Italian crime-drama that kept my attention. **3.75/5**...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • suicide
    • fight
    • crooked lawyer
    • revenge
    • gun battle
    • gang rape
    • flipping car
    • racketeers
    • beretta
    • racketeer
    • racket