The Big Racket
7.1
“Someone's gonna pay...”
Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.
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Cast
61 people
Fabio Testi
Nicola Palmieri
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Enzo G. Castellari Director · Massimo De Rita Screenplay Dino Maiuri Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Enzo G. Castellari
Screenplay Story
Massimo De Rita
Screenplay Story
Dino Maiuri
Composer
Guido De Angelis
Composer
Maurizio De Angelis
Cinematographer
Marcello Masciocchi
Editor
Gianfranco Amicucci
Production designer
Franco Vanorio
Costume designer
Carlo Gentili
Costume designer
Luciano Sagoni
First release August 12, 1976 · Produced in Italy · Original title Il grande racket
Production
Cinemaster
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il grande racket
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 12, 1976
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 2, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
July 22, 1977 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 18, 2022 · Physical · Blu-Ray
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