Violent Naples

Violent Naples

Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by	Vincenzo Mannino^[1]
Story by	Vincenzo Mannino^[1]
Produced by	Fabrizio De Angelis^[1]
Starring	Maurizio Merli John Saxon Barry Sullivan
Cinematography	Fausto Zuccoli Sebastiano Celeste^[1]
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi^[1]
Music by	Franco Micalizzi^[1]
Production company	Pan-European Production Pictures^[2]
Release date	7 August 1976 (1976-08-07) (Italy)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤2.047 billion

Violent Naples (Italian: Napoli violenta) is a 1976 poliziottesco film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It starred Maurizio Merli, John Saxon and Barry Sullivan, and was the first sequel to Violent Rome and the second entry into the <i>Commissioner Betti</i> Trilogy. Saxon appeared in several such movies.^[3]

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Plot

Commissioner Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples, receiving on his arrival a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti goes on a personal mission against corruption and organized crime, trying to force the syndicate out of town by any means necessary.

Cast

Maurizio Merli as Commissioner Betti
John Saxon as Francesco Capuano
Barry Sullivan as Camorra Boss 'O Generale
Elio Zamuto as Franco Casagrande
Silvano Tranquilli as Paolo Gervasi
Maria Grazia Spina as Gervasi's wife
Guido Alberti as Superintendent
Tom Felleghy as Commissioner in Genoa

Release

Violent Naples was released in Italy on 7 August 1976, where it was distributed by Fida Cinematografica.^[1]^[4] It had a domestic gross of 2,046,936,220 Italian lire.^[4] In the United Kingdom the film was released as Sudden Justice. The film was followed by Special Cop in Action, the final film in the Commissioner Betti trilogy.

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as a "nasty, brutish and over-long escapade" that was plagiarizing Dirty Harry.^[2] The review found the film to be "lacklustre in style, without a trace of tension to its slam-bang action".^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Curti 2013, p. 200.
^ ^a ^b ^c Markham, Peter (1977). "Napoli Violenta (Death Dealers)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 44, no. 516. British Film Institute. p. 47.
^ Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.
^ ^a ^b Curti 2013, p. 201.

References

Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

Violent Naples at IMDb

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Main films	Violent Rome (1975) Violent Naples (1976) Special Cop in Action (1976)
Spin-off film	Weapons of Death (1977)
Category

Films directed by Umberto Lenzi

v t e Fabrizio De Angelis
Films directed	Thunder Warrior (1983) Impatto mortale (1984) Man Hunt (1985) Formula for a Murder (1985) Operation Nam (1986) Karate Warrior (1987) Colpo di Stato (1987) Thunder Warrior II (1987) Il ragazzo dal kimono d'oro 2 (1988) Killer Crocodile (1989)
Films produced	Violent Naples (1976) Emanuelle Around the World (1977) Zombi 2 (1979) The Beyond (1981) The House by the Cemetery (1981) The New York Ripper (1982) Manhattan Baby (1982) 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982) The New Barbarians (1983) Paganini Horror (1989) Killer Crocodile 2 (1990)

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