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High Crime (1973)

High Crime poster
Original title
La polizia incrimina la legge assolve
Directed by
Enzo G. Castellari
Genre
drama film, crime film, poliziotteschi, thriller film
Country
France, Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
18
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police inspector investigates a crime syndicate in Italy. He faces corruption and violence as he tries to bring the criminals to justice.

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What happens

High Crime (Italian: La polizia incrimina la legge assolve, Spanish: La policía detiene, la ley juzga) is a 1973 Italian-Spanish poliziottesco film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The film stars Franco Nero, James Whitmore, Delia Boccardo and Fernando Rey. High Crime was a large financial success at the time of its release and helped popularize the Italian cop thriller genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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