''La polizia è sconfitta'' (internationally titled ''Stunt Squad'' and ''Elimination Force'') is a 1977
Italian ''
poliziottesco'' film directed by
Domenico Paolella. The character of Valli, played by Vittorio Mezzogiorno, was defined as "perhaps the most gruesome and ruthless villain of the Italian crime cinema."
Plot
A tough police inspector forms a special squad of motorcycle cops in order to track down a psychotic racketeer and his gang.
Cast
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Marcel Bozzuffi as Inspector Grifi
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Riccardo Salvino
Riccardo Salvino (born 29 March 1944) is an Italian film and television actor.
Born in Palermo, Salvino made his film debut at 23 years old, with a main role in Franco De Rosis' ''Il magnaccio''. In the 1970s he was very active in genre films, ...
as Agent Brogi
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an Italian actor.
Biography
Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the thea ...
as Valli
*Claudia Giannotti as Anna
*Francesco Ferracini as Platania
*Pasquale Basile as Marshall Marchetti
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Nello Pazzafini as the Tunisian
*Alfredo Zammi as Giovanni Corsi
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Andrea Aureli as Giovanni, the Bar Owner
See also
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List of Italian films of 1977
References
External links
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1977 films
Poliziotteschi films
Films directed by Domenico Paolella
Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani
Films set in Emilia-Romagna
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
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