Tag: Italian Crime Cinema

Cinema Smorgasbord – Wild in the Streets – The Big Racket (1976)

On a pulse pounding returning WILD IN THE STREETS Fabio Testi is trying to take down the protection racket in Rome but is up to his elbows in red tape, but after one incident too many he’s fired and has to assemble a crack squad of cons to take down the baddies in Enzo G. Castellari’s action packed THE BIG RACKET from 1976. Full of wild set pieces and some particularly nasty moments, it’s an over-the-top romp with a final bloody action sequence inspired by The Wild Bunch! But how do our oh-too-sensitive hosts deal with all this? Let’s find out!

Cinema Smorgasbord – Wild in the Streets – Silent Action (1975)

Luc Merenda plays Inspector Giorgio Solmi, a renegade cop investigating a string of suspicious military deaths in Sergio Martino’s poliziottesco SILENT ACTION, also featuring Mel Ferrer, Delia Boccardo and the always welcome Tomas Milian as the suspiciously uptight Captain Mario Sperli. Featuring a tremendous car chase and a grenade-filled helicopter attack sequence near the end, it’s a mix of action, intrigue and – unsurprisingly – political commentary, and you’re going to hear about ALL OF IT. EVERY LAST BIT. ENJOY!