The Big Racket

The Big Racket

100 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Aug. 12, 1976

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorising a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth. As a result, the owner's young daughter is raped, and the violence continues. Discovering that the gang is associated with drug dealers, Palmieri is forbidden to continue investigating his case by his superior - so he takes matters into his own hands. Palmieri recruits a couple of men who have become victims of the gang and sets out for a bloody revenge.

The Big Racket

100 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Aug. 12, 1976

The Big Racket
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorising a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth. As a result, the owner's young daughter is raped, and the violence continues. Discovering that the gang is associated with drug dealers, Palmieri is forbidden to continue investigating his case by his superior - so he takes matters into his own hands. Palmieri recruits a couple of men who have become victims of the gang and sets out for a bloody revenge.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Cinemaster S.r.l.
Original title Il grande racket
Directors Maria Pia Rocco, Rocco Lerro, Enzo G. Castellari
Writers Dino Maiuri, Massimo De Rita, Enzo G. Castellari

Cast

Fabio Testi

as Inspector Nico Palmieri

Renzo Palmer

as Luigi Giulti, restaurant owner

Orso Maria Guerrini

as Gianni Rossetti

Glauco Onorato

as Piero Mazzarelli

Romano Puppo

as Doringo

Antonio Marsina

as Attorney Giovanni Giuni

Salvatore Borgese

as Sgt. Salvatore Velasci

Joshua Sinclair

as Rudy - il Marsegliese

Massimo Vanni

as Vanni

Edy Biagetti

as Chief of Police

Daniele Dublino

as Commissioner

Anna Zinnemann

as Anna Rossetti

Salvatore Billa

as Fabrizi

Franco Borelli

as Oreste SaclĂ 

Pietro Ceccarelli

as Luigi Mayer

Domenico Cianfriglia

as Rudy henchman

Roberto Dell'Acqua

as Luigino

Ruggero Diella

as Piccio, Pepe's Nephew

Dino Mattielli

as Prison Guard

Carmelo Reale

as Vraspar - International Fence

Angelo Ragusa

as Giancarlo, "The Badger"

Fulvio Mingozzi

as Bar Owner (uncredited)

Ottaviano Dell'Acqua

as Boy (uncredited)

Sergio Ruggeri

as Supermarket Racketeer (uncredited)

Osiride Pevarello

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Renzo Pevarello

as Gunman at Fabrizi Plant (uncredited)

Benito Pacifico

as Rudy Henchman (uncredited)

Enzo G. Castellari

as Storekeeper (uncredited)

Emilio Messina

as Henchman (uncredited)

Franco Ukmar

as Gunman (uncredited)

Omero Capanna

as Rudy Henchman (uncredited)

Attilio Pelegatti

as Lawyer (uncredited)

Leonardo Scavino

as Property Owner (uncredited)

Carlo Gentili

as Negotiator (uncredited)

Aldo Dell'Acqua

as Policeman at Station (uncredited)

Liana Tabacchino

as Woman at police station (uncredited)