Violent Naples

Violent Naples
Violent Naples
Directed by	Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by
Story by	Vincenzo Mannino
Produced by	Fabrizio De Angelis
Starring	Maurizio Merli; John Saxon; Barry Sullivan;
Cinematography	; ;
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Franco Micalizzi
Production; company	Pan-European Production Pictures
Release date	7 August 1976 (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. Saxon appeared in several such movies.^[3]

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: Commissioner Betti
John Saxon: Francesco Capuano
Barry Sullivan: camorra boss 'O Generale
Elio Zamuto: Franco Casagrande
Silvano Tranquilli: Paolo Gervasi
Maria Grazia Spina: Gervasi's wife
Guido Alberti: Superintendent
Tom Felleghy : 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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[FOOTNOTECurti2013200-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Curti 2013, p. 200.

[mfb-review-2] Markham, Peter (1977). "Napoli Violenta (Death Dealers)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 44, no. 516. British Film Institute. p. 47.

[filmink-3] Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.

[FOOTNOTECurti2013201-4] Curti 2013, p. 201.

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