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Calling All Police Cars

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Calling All Police Cars
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byMario Caiano
Eduardo Salerno (asst. dir.)
Written byMassimo Felisatti
Fabio Pittorru
Produced byRenato Angiolini
Capitol Cinematografica
StarringAntonio Sabàto
CinematographyPier Luigi Santi
Edited byRomeo Ciatti
Music byLallo Gori
Distributed byStacofilm
Release date
  • 28 August 1975 (1975-08-28)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Calling All Police Cars (Italian: ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very graphic for its time, with excessive gore and nudity.[1][2] The screenplay was based on a novel called Violenza a Roma by Massimo Felisatti.

Plot

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Rome, Italy mid-70s. The sixteen-year-old daughter of a famous Roman surgeon is found dead in Lake Albano. The police suspect a pervert named Enrico Tummoli. After following one of the girl's classmates named Carla, the police discover an underage sex trafficking ring led by Dutchman Franz Hekker and an ex-government official. The gynecologist who was performing abortions for Hekker winds up dead with his throat slashed. Next Carla is murdered, as well as the pervert Tummoli who was blackmailing the murderer.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti – Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  2. ^ Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
  3. ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 137.
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