The Big Racket
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
The Big Racket (1976, Italy) is an Italian Crime film directed by Enzo G. Castellari.
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- Included in: 20 Italian Crime Cinema Classics
Main Details
- Released in 1976
- Color
- Running Time: 104 Min.
- Production Co: Cenemaster
- Distribution Co: Titanus Distribuzione (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
- Written by Enzo G. Castellari, Massimo De Rita, Angelino Maiuri
- Starring Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer
- Produced by Galliano Juso
- Original Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
- Cinematography by Marcello Masciocchi
- Film Editing by Gianfranco Amicucci
Also Known As
- Il Grande Racket (Italy)
- Big Racket (France)
- El Gran chantaje (Argentina)
- I Megali kobina (Greece)
Synopsis
Il grande racket (internationally released as 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. It is an action packed classic of the genre. (Wikipedia)
