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Best known for films like, , and, he had already dipped his toes into these waters with 1973's entertaining Superbitch and proves here he could still stage a gritty action scene with the best of 'em.

The Italian track is the only audio option here but that's perfectly fine as it's easily the best way to watch the film, and this marks the first time it's been legitimately available with English subtitles or German ones as well.

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The transfer looks up to par with the label's other Italian releases, looking very film-like throughout with convincing grain and excellent detail.

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This presentation represents an exclusive director's cut of the film, dropping a coda imposed on Salerno by the distributors to give the film a more traditional, closed happy ending with a pretty stupid joke tacked on before the credits roll.

As usual they do a solid job dissecting the Italian genres being pulled apart here and rattle through the credits for almost everyone on the screen, with a particular focus on Imperioli's brief but colorful career.

not much to quibble about here at all.

Soon they're escalating to outright grand theft and even murder, with a wily but jaded commissioner Enrico Maria Salerno matching wits with Ovidio to bring them to justice.

85:1 16:9 The gritty crime thrillers of the 1970s that helped define the New Hollywood had a major impact across the globe as well, and few countries managed to absorb hits like Dirty Harry and The French Connection into their own special brand better than Italy with the poliziottesco.

The portion about Enrico Maria Salerno's dubbing is especially interesting, too, explaining how they found the perfect Neapolitan accent for his character.

A dark, highly memorable crime film with an interestingly vicious portrayal by Dallesandro, this film has earned a reputation as one of the nastier crime offerings of its era mainly thanks to an outrageous bit involving a forklift and a topless woman that still packs a pretty shocking punch.