Syndicate Sadists
| Syndicate Sadists | |
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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino |
| Written by | Vincenzo Mannino |
| Starring |
Tomás Milián Joseph Cotten Maria Fiore Mario Piave Luciano Catenacci |
| Music by | Franco Micalizzi |
| Cinematography | Federico Zanni |
| Edited by | Daniele Alabiso |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Syndicate Sadists, also known as Rambo's Revenge and One Just Man (in original Italian, Il giustiziere sfida la città) is a 1975 poliziotteschi film. This film by Umberto Lenzi, one of the director's many work in the crime thriller genre. It stars Joseph Cotten and Tomas Milian.
Plot
Milián plays Rambo, an ex-cop who seeks revenge against two powerful crime families who were responsible for the murder of his friend.
Cast
- Tomas Milian: Rambo
- Joseph Cotten: Paternò
- Adolfo Lastretti: Ciccio Paternò
- Mario Piave: Pino Scalia
- Maria Fiore: Maria Scalia
- Duilio Cruciani: Luigino Scalia
- Silvano Tranquilli: Eng. Marco Marsili
- Ida Galli (credited as Evelyne Stewart): wife of Eng. Marsili
- Alessandro Cocco: Giampiero Marsili
- Luciano Catenacci: Conti
- Femi Benussi: Flora
- Guido Alberti: Owner of the pool hall
- Antonio Casale: Philip Duval
Production
The film predates Ted Kotcheff's First Blood, the film which introduced audiences to the John Rambo of David Morrell by seven years. Tomas Milian happened to read David Morrell's novel while flying from the U.S. to Rome. Loving the story he tried to talk some Italian producers into making a film out of it, with him starring as John Rambo. Nothing came of this, but he was allowed to use the Rambo moniker in the next poliziottesco he starred in.[1]
References
- ↑ Manlio Momarasca, Giorgio Navarro, Davide Pulici. Monnezza e i suoi fratelli. Nocturno Dossier n.39, Cinemabis Comm.