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Opération casseurs

Original title: Napoli violenta
  • 1976
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.2K
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Opération casseurs (1976)
ActionCrimeThriller

An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect antidote.An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect antidote.An uncompromising cop gets transferred to Naples on account of this city's atrocious crime levels. His no-hold-barred police methods are considered to be the perfect antidote.

  • Director
    • Umberto Lenzi
  • Writer
    • Vincenzo Mannino
  • Stars
    • Maurizio Merli
    • John Saxon
    • Barry Sullivan
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  • IMDb RATING
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    1.2K
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    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Vincenzo Mannino
    • Stars
      • Maurizio Merli
      • John Saxon
      • Barry Sullivan
    • 17User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Maurizio Merli
    Maurizio Merli
    • Commissario Betti
    John Saxon
    John Saxon
    • Francesco Capuano
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • 'O' Generale
    Elio Zamuto
    • Franco Casagrande
    Maria Grazia Spina
    • Gervasi's Wife
    Silvano Tranquilli
    Silvano Tranquilli
    • Paolo Gervasi
    Attilio Duse
    • Antinori
    Massimo Deda
    • Gennarino
    Guido Alberti
    • Superintendent
    Pino Ferrara
    • Don Peppino - Garage Owner
    Carlos de Carvalho
    • Albini
    Enrico Maisto
    • Poli, Commandante's Bodyguard
    Tommaso Palladino
    • Head Racketeer
    Carlo Gaddi
    • Brigadiere Silvestri
    Gabriella Lepori
    Gabriella Lepori
    • Mugging Victim
    Franco Odoardi
    • De Cesare
    Ivana Novak
    • Undercover Cop
    Luciano Rossi
    Luciano Rossi
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    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Vincenzo Mannino
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    8HumanoidOfFlesh

    Violent Umberto Lenzi's cop thriller.

    Umberto Lenzi's "Napoli Violenta" is a first class cop movie that really shocked me.It's exciting and really memorable with some nasty bits of violence(including a fence post impalement and bowling ball facial).Maurizio Merli is great as a veteran cop named Betti.He sets out to clean up a protection racket run by the Commandant(Barry Sullivan).Along the way,Betti befriends a little boy whose father is murdered by the criminals.Since Merli passed away in 1989,"Violent Protection" attained almost a cult status in some places.There are some great car chases and plenty of exciting gun-play.So if you're a fan of Italian crime genre give this one a look.Highly recommended.
    8Witchfinder-General-666

    Ultra-Violent and Mean-Spirited Naples!

    Cult director Umberto Lenzi is probably most famous for his shocking Cannibal films "Cannibal Ferox" (1981) and "Mangiati Vivi" (1980). These are of course memorable films and more than worth watching for every exploitation fan, but, as far as I am concerned, Lenzi's greatest films date back to the 70s. Especially his mean-spirited and ultra-violent Poliziotteschi are absolutely essential to every lover of Italian Cult-cinema. "Napoli Violenta" aka. "Violent Naples" of 1976 is another action-packed, adrenaline-driven, ultra-violent and delightfully politically incorrect cop-thriller that no fan of Italian genre cinema should consider missing. While it is, in my opinion, just not quite as brilliant as Lenzi's foregoing Poliziottesschi "Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Può Sparare" (aka. "Almost Human", 1974) and "Roma A Mano Armata" (aka. "Rome Armed To The Teeth", 1976"), which is mainly due to the lack of the great Tomas Milian, who played sadistic criminals in these two films, this is yet another great and outrageously brutal Poliziottesco from Lenzi.

    Genre-star Maurizio Merli stars in the role of Comissario Betti for the third time (the first two Commissario Betti films were Marino Girolami's "Roma Violenta" of 1975 and "Italia A Mano Armata" of 1976, two priorities on my list of films that I haven't seen yet). Betti, who is known for his unorthodox methods hates criminals as much as he hates crime, and he has does not keep his beliefs a secret. When he comes to Naples, where he has worked earlier, the local criminal underworld, above all the Camorra, the Mafia of Naples, are already getting nervous, as they know that the Comissario, who has no mercy for criminals, is dedicated to clean up... Merli is once again great as the mustached and unorthodox copper Betti, who treats criminals in a way that makes Dirty Harry look like a social worker. The cast also includes the great John Saxon, and Barry Sullivan in the role of a Mafia-boss called "Comandante". The supporting cast furthermore includes many familiar faces for Italian genre fans, such as Guido Alberti as the chief of police, or the butt-ugly Luciano Rossi as a sadistic mugger. The score by Franco Micalizzi, who also delivered the score to "Roma A Mano Armata", is once again very good, and the camera work is fast-paced and great. "Napoli Violenta" is generally a violent film, and it has several moments of outrageous brutality. I will not give away more, but I am sure that most of my fellow Poliziotteschi fans will enjoy the film as much as I did. Brutal, gripping and breathtaking, "Napoli Violenta" is a film that fans of Italian Crime/Police films can not afford to miss!
    7Weirdling_Wolf

    Commissioner Berti finds gory grist to his ever-more violent mill!

    Untarnished Euro-crime favourite, 'Violent Naples' aka 'Napoli Violenta' (1976) is yet another thrillingly bellicose, fruitful cinematic coupling betwixt the mightily short-fused, Maurizio Merli & steely powerhouse Poliziottesco director, Umberto 'Cannibal Ferox'. Lenzi. This time out the irrepressible, routinely roundhousing rage of Commissioner, Berti (Maurizio Merli) angrily finds gory grist to his ever-more violent mill by unearthing the criminal machinations of rapacious drug overlord, Francesco Capuano (John Saxon).

    Needless to say with thrill-master general, Umberto Lenzi behind the wildly-spinning wheels of this rampaging Poliziotteschi juggernaut, Lenzi's brutal fistful of molars, 'Violent Naples' excitingly escalates to a fever pitch of tumultuously unexpurgated thug trashing, Berretta blasting mayhem! The stolid performances of craggy-looking, Barry Sullivan, and devilishly handsome Euro-cult hero, Silvano Tranquilli offer a temporary reprieve from the hyper-masculinity of, John Saxon and Maurizio Merli! The musical icing on this spectacularly Moorish Euro-crime treat is capably provided by maestro, Franco Micalizzi, his electrifying crime-funk score robustly complements the wrathful modus operandi of commissioner Berti, going pell-mell after the scum and villainy like some incandescently vengeful, PCP-crazed, Dirtier-than-Harry cop! Berti's histrionic approach to justice evokes the catastrophic tableau of a blood-mad bull run amok within the genteel environs of a Fortnum & Mason tearoom!
    6Groverdox

    Great chase scenes and a few interesting moments

    "Violent Naples" is the second part of a loose trilogy of Italian crime films (poliziotteschi) about Commissario Betti, a Dirty Harry-style cop who is out to clean up the "violent" cities of Italy.

    "Naples" is the only part of the trilogy made by someone other than Marino Girolani: for this second entry it's the infamous Umberto Lenzi in the director's chair, a filmmaker better known for his boundary-pushing gore films like the widely-banned "Cannibal Ferox" and other such delights.

    If nothing else, "Violent Naples" shows that Umberto Lenzi was a splendid action filmmaker. Car and motorcycle chase scenes in this movie are extraordinarily well done, with Lenzi employing point-of-view shots and creative camera angles for exhilarating results.

    The movie has a few other notable moments, such as a scene where a crooked jeweler pretends to flush a ring down the toilet, and our hero shows that it was a trick with a little tray in the bowl (apparently a common trick as well? How many jewelers make a habit of taking their customers into the bathroom?) and another scene where a woman has her face smashed against the side of a speeding train.

    Most of the fisticuffs in the movie - and there are a lot - look like people punching air, but there are other more violent moments apart from the above, such as a man being shot with a machine gun.

    Unfortunately, the movie has the same problems "Violent Rome" had: as the protagonist, Maurizio Merli makes absolutely no impression, and the movie has very little plot to string the violence and chase scenes together.

    As such it was kind of an endurance contest sitting this one out, waiting for the next awesome chase scene or interesting moment, but Lenzi's entry in this trilogy is still the best, simply by virtue of having these things in it, and making them worth waiting for.
    7christopher-underwood

    Very good action movie.

    Highly efficient, high octave stuff from director Lenzi and I'm not really sure why I'm not rating it higher. Thing is, I think, there maybe is not quite enough sex and violence! Actually there is violence a plenty, all through the film actually, but is is mainly guns and fists and the really outrageous and gory kills are shown so briefly that their impact is somewhat muted. Good job too, some may say, but this is a Lenzi pic and I was rather surprised. Nevertheless, this is violent action all the way and mostly out on the crowded, Naples streets. Colourful location shooting and some amazingly well shot street chases, on foot by car and motorbike. Very good action movie.

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    • Trivia
      Second part of police commissioner Betti's trilogy, also including Rome violente (1975) and Flic en jean (1976).
    • Quotes

      'O' Generale: [detailing his "protection plan"] The small business man, he doesn't earn much, doesn't pay much. The big moneymakers, they pay big money. That's justice. And the tradesman has a guarantee he can operate in peace. That's keeping the public order. I'm like a government.

      Francesco Capuano: Like the old saying: It's better to command than to fuck.

      [both laugh]

    • Alternate versions
      The video version released by Paragon Entertainment is shorn by a minute as many scenes are abbreviated to exclude most of the film's rampant profane language.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ultimate Poliziotteschi Trailer Shoot-Out (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Men Before Your Time
      Written by Umberto Lenzi, Valli, Franco Micalizzi

      Performed by Bulldog

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1976 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • S.O.S jaguar: Opération casseurs
    • Filming locations
      • Napoli Centrale Train Station, Naples, Catania, Italy(Betti arrives in Naples)
    • Production company
      • Paneuropean Production Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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