La rançon de la peur

Original title: Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare

1974
R
1h 39m

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7.2/10

3.1K

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A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't making him all that much money, so he figures to hit the 'big time' by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man.

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An ambitious small-time crook with manically homicidal tendencies kidnaps a young heiress, prompting a cop to pursue him before he can kill the girl once the hefty ransom is paid.An ambitious small-time crook with manically homicidal tendencies kidnaps a young heiress, prompting a cop to pursue him before he can kill the girl once the hefty ransom is paid.An ambitious small-time crook with manically homicidal tendencies kidnaps a young heiress, prompting a cop to pursue him before he can kill the girl once the hefty ransom is paid.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

3.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Director Umberto Lenzi stated in an interview that his first meeting with Tomas Milian for this film was really difficult because Lenzi felt Milian didn't trust him. Milian had heard rumors that Lenzi was an impulsive, hotheaded director but in the end Lenzi felt that Milian got that he was the right director for the job. This started what Lenzi called a "love-hate" relationship between the two that would continue for a total of 7 films with the actor.

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Giulio Sacchi: Poppa's got nearly all the money in the world, but I got none.

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Edited from Polices parallèles (1973)

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Featured review

8/10

Clever kidnap thriller

ALMOST HUMAN is a really clever kidnap thriller. I found myself rooting for the cunning, wretched, murderous and lecherous Giulio Sacchi (played by Tomas Milan who is unrecognizable after I saw him play an earnest journalist in DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING a couple of days ago). He is a character straight out of a Jim Thompson novel.

After he botches up a bank heist, Guilio hatches a plan to kidnap a rich heiress and demand 0.5 billion as ransom. He commits a string of murders during the kidnapping and hostage taking.

One of the main features of Italian police thrillers is that they pushed the boundaries with regard to what could be put on film. Some of the stuff that the Guilo character pulls off in this film would be frowned upon today.

The film has some great writing filled with witty one liners and jokes. Hope it gets a blu ray release.

Anita Strindberg as Milan's hapless but devoted girlfriend invoked sympathy. I find it hard to take Henry Silva seriously. He is unintentionally hilarious like in Cry of a Prostitute.

(8/10)