Calling All Police Cars (Italian: ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very graphic for its time, with excessive gore and nudity.[1][2] The screenplay was based on a novel called Violenza a Roma by Massimo Felisatti.
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Directed by | Mario Caiano Eduardo Salerno (asst. dir.) |
Written by | Massimo Felisatti Fabio Pittorru |
Produced by | Renato Angiolini Capitol Cinematografica |
Starring | Antonio Sabàto |
Cinematography | Pier Luigi Santi |
Edited by | Romeo Ciatti |
Music by | Lallo Gori |
Distributed by | Stacofilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Plot
editRome, Italy mid-70s. The sixteen-year-old daughter of a famous Roman surgeon is found dead in Lake Albano. The police suspect a pervert named Enrico Tummoli. After following one of the girl's classmates named Carla, the police discover an underage sex trafficking ring led by Dutchman Franz Hekker and an ex-government official. The gynecologist who was performing abortions for Hekker winds up dead with his throat slashed. Next Carla is murdered, as well as the pervert Tummoli who was blackmailing the murderer.[3]
Cast
edit- Antonio Sabàto: Fernando Solmi
- Enrico Maria Salerno: Carraro
- Gabriele Ferzetti: Professor Icardi
- Elio Zamuto: Professor Giacometti
- Ettore Manni: Enrico Tummoli
- Luciana Paluzzi: Giovanna Nunziante
- Bedy Moratti: Signora Icardi
- Gloria Piedimonte: Carla
- Adriana Falco: Fiorella
- Tino Bianchi: Commissario
- Margherita Horowitz: Antonietta
- Franco Ressel: the gynecologist
- Andrea Lala: Attardi
- Marino Masé: Franz Pagano
- Ida Di Benedetto: una signora alla villa
- Ilona Staller: una prostituta alla villa
References
edit- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti – Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
- ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 137.
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