The Big Racket (1976)
Il grande racket
Someone's gonna pay...
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.
- Date of release
- 1976-08-12
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (45)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Crime, Action
- Director
- Enzo G. Castellari
Casting
- Fabio Testi — Nicola Palmieri
- Vincent Gardenia — Uncle Pepe
- Renzo Palmer — Pietro
- Orso Maria Guerrini — Gianni Rossetti
- Glauco Onorato — Mazzarelli
- Marcella Michelangeli — Rudy's Enforcer
- Romano Puppo — Domenico
- Antonio Marsina — Lawyer
- Sal Borgese — Salvatore
- Joshua Sinclair — Rudy "The Marsiglian"
- Massimo Vanni — Rudy's Enforcer
- Edy Biagetti — Judge
Interesting facts
The Big Racket is a 1976 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Fabio Testi stars as a police inspector who takes on a gang of hoodlums who terrorise an Italian city by extorting cash from local shop and bar owners.
Production
The role of Doringo, played by Romano Puppo was a role Castellari initially wanted for Lou Castel.
The Big Racket was shot at Incir-de Paolis in Rome and on location in Rome.
The character of the restaurateur's daughter is played by Stefania Castellari, the director's own daughter.
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