The Big Racket (1976)

★ 6.9 1h 44m IMDb
Action Crime

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.

The Big Racket

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Cast

Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi as Nicola Palmieri Age 84 · Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy Fabio Testi (born 2 August 1941) is an Italian film actor, notable as the star of, among many other films, First Action Hero. Born in Peschiera del Garda, Italy, the 1.84m tall actor started his film...
Vincent Gardenia
Vincent Gardenia as Uncle Pepe Died 1992 · Naples, Italy ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Vincent Gardenia  (January 7, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was an Italian American stage, film, and television actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article...
Renzo Palmer
Renzo Palmer as Pietro Died 1988 · Milano, Italy Renzo Palmer (20 December 1930 – 4 June 1988) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1957 and 1988. Born in Milan as Lorenzo Bigatti, Palmer was th...
Orso Maria Guerrini
Orso Maria Guerrini as Gianni Rossetti Age 83 · Florence, italy Orso Maria Guerrini (born 25 October 1942) is an Italian film, television and stage actor and voice actor..
Glauco Onorato
Glauco Onorato as Mazzarelli Died 2009 · Turin, Italy
Romano Puppo
Romano Puppo as Domenico Died 1994 · Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Romano Puppo was an Italian stuntman and actor who found himself cast in many "tough guy" roles from the 1960's through to the 1980's. He doubled for Lee Van Cleef in his Spaghetti Western outings an...
Director Enzo G. Castellari
Cast Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia, Renzo Palmer, Orso Maria Guerrini, Glauco Onorato, Marcella Michelangeli, Romano Puppo, Antonio Marsina, Sal Borgese, Joshua Sinclair

Audience Reviews

JPV852 8/10 Apr 12, 2022
Some really disturbing scenes and real bastard villains kind gets undercut with some laughable slow-motion shots, especially at the end with paintballs hitting various characters. Still, a decent Italian crime-drama that kept my attention. **3.75/5**

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