''Colt 38 Special Squad'' ( it, Quelli della Calibro 38) is a 1976 Italian '' poliziottesco'' film. This film, by

Massimo Dallamano Massimo Dallamano (17 April 1917 – 4 November 1976), sometimes credited as Max Dillman, Max Dillmann or Jack Dalmas, was an Italian director and director of photography. Life and career Born in Milan, Dallamano began in the 1940s as camera ...

, stars Ivan Rassimov and Marcel Bozzuffi.

Plot

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mid-1970s. When his wife becomes the latest innocent victim of a merciless Marseilles crime lord ( Ivan Rassimov), police captain Vanni ( Marcel Bozzuffi) goes beyond the law to form a secret squad of rogue cops, each armed with an unlicensed .38 Colt Diamondback revolver. As Vanni and his

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crew take back the night bullet by bullet, the Marseillaise joins the game by instigating a wave of violent crime that turns the city into a war zone.

Cast

* Marcel Bozzuffi as Inspector Vanni *

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as Sandra * Ivan Rassimov as Il Marsigliese / Black Angel * Riccardo Salvino as Nicola Silvestri * Fabrizio Capucci as Ciro *

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as Prosecutor *

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as The Club Singer

Production

''Colt 38 Special Squad'' was filmed at Cinestudi Dear in Rome and on location in

. The film would be director

's last film as he died on November 4, 1976 in a car accident. He was 59.

Releases

''Colt 38 Special Squad'' was released in Italy on July 24, 1976 where it was distributed by P.A.C. It grossed a total of 1,285,707,500

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on its theatrical release in Italy. The film's success allowed it an in-name only sequel '' Return of the 38 Gang''.

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films released a DVD in 2006. This version included the Luciano Ercoli film '' La Bidonata''.

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* 1976 films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s crime thriller films 1970s action thriller films Poliziotteschi films Italian vigilante films Films directed by Massimo Dallamano Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani Films set in Turin 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub