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This 1976 Italian movie, which casts a great Maurizio Merli and the veteran John Saxon, is the third(and the last one)film of Commissario Betti's series, after Roma Violenta(also directed by Girolami) and Napoli Violenta(directed by Umberto Lenzi). It's really a terrific movie! The story is great, the soundtrack and the acting are outstanding and the action scenes are probably among the best shot ever, with a style very similar to Enzo G. Castellari's one(who is always synonym of quality). If you're big fans of Italian 70's poliziottesco, you have to watch this movie, which is one of the most representative and amazing ever shot! I suggest it to anybody!

This Italian Gothic film stars an ever-good Barbara Steele, but the other actors are all almost sickening, especially the unsupportable blond chick, who lets out some incredibly loud cries and she does it so suddenly that she might be easily considered the most frightening thing in this horrible film(in a negative way, of course!). Although some nice exploitation attempts, the film is bad, really bad. The director, especially, seems to have gone on holiday throughout the all movie and wakes up only at the end of it(but it's too late, pal!). The end is something so ridiculous and so senseless that really make the audience break out a loud laughing(obviously an unintentional one...). I don't want to say anything more not to spoil your surprise!