Violent Rome (1975)
Roma violenta
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 a vicious criminal. However, he is soon approached by a representative for a group of citizens who themselves are fed up with what they see as criminals going unpunished, and they make him an offer he may very well not refuse.
- Date of release
- 1975-08-13
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (34)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Crime, Action
- Director
- Marino Girolami
- Collection
- Inspector Betti Collection
Casting
- Maurizio Merli — Police Commissioner Betti
- Richard Conte — Lawyer Sartori
- Silvano Tranquilli — Police Chief
- Ray Lovelock — Biondi
- John Steiner — Franco "Chiodo" Spadoni
- Daniela Giordano — Betti's Lover
- Attilio Duse — Police Commissioner Antinori
- Giuliano Esperanti — Dr. Valeri
- Marcello Monti — Luciano "Cinese" Buzzi
- Consalvo Dell'Arti — Dr. Violante
- Luciano Rossi — Fake Postman
- Pippo Pollaci — Agent Pollaci
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Rome and Europa
Violent Rome is an Italian 1975 poliziottesco film directed by Marino Girolami It obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of Maurizio Merli. The film is the first entry into the Commissioner Betti Trilogy.
Production
After the financial success of High Crime, producer Edmondo Amati offered director Enzo G. Castellari to direct another film in the same vein. Castellari stated that he asked for more money but could not come to an agreement with the producer which led to Amati calling Castellari's father Marino Girolami to direct the film and cast Maurizio Merli. The film was shot at Incir – De Paolis in Rome.
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