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title: "The Big Racket"
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# The Big Racket

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- **What is this?** The Big Racket
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## Description

Product Description All The Bone-Breaking, Double-Barreled Action Fully Restored For The First Time Ever In America! Fabio Testi (REVOLVER, CONTRABAND) stars as Inspector Nico Palmieri, a tough police detective tearing apart Rome to bust a ruthless protection racket. But when these violent thugs expand their empire into drugs, rape and murder, Nico throws away the rulebook to unleash his own brand of justice. In a city ruled by fear, there's a fine line between cop and criminal…and one lawman is about to blast it to pieces! Review 'FAST, GRITTY AND VIOLENT...A Superior Example Of The '70s Italian Crime Film!' --DVD Maniacs

Review: Five Stars - This movie really whoops.
Review: Superior Euro Crime Film - When it comes to Euro Crime films The Big Racket comes at top of the game. Of course what can you expect from the great Euro Crime director Enzo G. Castellari and the ever likeable Fabio Testi. Testi plays a rough police officer that is getting sick and tired of the gang protection racket going on in a small Italian town. Gangs are using violence and destruction to get small business owners to pay. When Testi goes beyond the law to put the Racketeers away, he gets fired and then turns vigilante. This is a violent, gritty film full of fantastic camera work and colorful anti-hero like characters. Testi here comes off looking like a true bad***. The uncut version provided here by Blue-Underground Entertainment does contain some harsh scences such as two brutal rape sequences so be forwarned. Coming from a seasoned Euro Crime fan.....you can't get much better than this. There's enough tough guy posturing, cool camera shots and action to make any fan of Italian cinema happy.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B000EQ5UAA |
| Actors  | Fabio Testi, Orso Guerrini, Renzo Palmer, Vincent Gardenia |
| Aspect Ratio  | 1.85:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #196,448 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #9,626 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV) #16,714 in Action & Adventure DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (33) |
| Director  | Enzo Castellari |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | 2267475 |
| Language  | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) |
| MPAA rating  | Unrated (Not Rated) |
| Media Format  | Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces |
| Release date  | April 25, 2006 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 46 minutes |
| Studio  | Blue Underground |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by K***S on April 13, 2015*

This movie really whoops.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superior Euro Crime Film
*by L***N on November 7, 2006*

When it comes to Euro Crime films The Big Racket comes at top of the game. Of course what can you expect from the great Euro Crime director Enzo G. Castellari and the ever likeable Fabio Testi. Testi plays a rough police officer that is getting sick and tired of the gang protection racket going on in a small Italian town. Gangs are using violence and destruction to get small business owners to pay. When Testi goes beyond the law to put the Racketeers away, he gets fired and then turns vigilante. This is a violent, gritty film full of fantastic camera work and colorful anti-hero like characters. Testi here comes off looking like a true bad***. The uncut version provided here by Blue-Underground Entertainment does contain some harsh scences such as two brutal rape sequences so be forwarned. Coming from a seasoned Euro Crime fan.....you can't get much better than this. There's enough tough guy posturing, cool camera shots and action to make any fan of Italian cinema happy.

### ⭐⭐⭐ Corruption, protection rackets, gun violence taboo of vigilantism
*by P***P on March 11, 2007*

THE BIG RACKET, written and directed by Enzo G. Castellari, and starting Fabio Testi, is a movie that deals with an important theme - corruption, protection rackets, gun violence, murders, thug behavior, chaos running loose in the streets. It also deals with an aspect that is often taboo in society, which is the frustration that often is felt by merchant, when they feel they're getting the short end of the stick as taxpayers, or when they are robbed, etc. Those are very ugly aspects that people prefer to forget, and not deal with. In this picture, released 1977/78, the recurring soundtrack too, underlines the ugliness of those aspects. A crude, metal guitar riff is looped over and over, reminiscent of Black Sabbath or Tony Iommi, to get the audience to feel the "on the edge of insanity" mental landscape of the police officer, played by Testi, who is pulled from the case, first, and then removed from his job, secondly, as a consequence of the existing laws on the books of justice not fitting the needs of the real world, that people rely on, to live their lives in peace, and prosperity, and that he feels compelled to solve. Many will be turned off, by this "taboo" of retaliation against gangsterism in the form of vigilantism, that the police officer carries out, as socially unacceptable conduct, morally reprehensible violence, even when carried out with the most honest, pure of intentions, such as retaliating against a rape, murder, looting, etc. Others, will be disappointed by the lack of belief in the principles of Christianity or their own religion, that underline forgiveness, comprehension, patience, and allowing time for anarchists to "see the light" and redeem themselves in the eyes of a Supreme Being. Some, will not see anything beyond the 2 dimensional, video-game aspect of the movie, such as in your favorite shoot 'em up XBOX or Playstation release. Whichever perspective of the viewer, it cannot be denied that the images are crystal clear on the DVD, (very sharp transfer), the audio and dialog in English (dubbed over Italian) is professional, and well spoken, the thrill and suspense is maintained over 90 minutes. The acting, is also not shabby at all. The weakness of this movie, obviously, is the only average sophistication of the plot, that some may label that of a "B Movie" coupled with the disbelief that viewers surely will feel, in witnessing so many gun battles between the gangs and the Italian police, in such a limited period of time, taking many dozens of casualties on each side, over 90 mins. Clearly, if the problem was of such an extent, a one-man-show would be out of the picture, and even in the late 70's, a SWAT team, armored tank, and perhaps even the military would have been called in to deal with the chaos.

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