Maurizio Merli stars as Commissario Betti, an uncompromising cop who is called into Naples since the crime rate is out of control. The city weants him there because his tactics are violent and no holds barred, and they feel he is perfect for the job.
He comes up against 'O' Generale (Barry Sullivan) who runs a crime empire inside the city as well as Francesco Capuano (John Saxon). Both of these men seem intent on killing each other.
While these two gangsters have their own problems there is a ton of robberies and rapes taking place and Betti manages to kill quite a few of these low lifes.
This is an excellent movie and moves along at a great pace. It is considered to be a rip off of the "Dirty Harry" movies, and, admittingly it steals a lot from them, but yet it remains very Italian in flavor.
Saxon and Sulliovan dubbed their own voices for this film andthat really helps the movie believe it or not. If you're a fan of ultra violent crime films that pull no punches and are not the PC garbage of todays American cinema, then this is for you.
This is, in my opinion, one of director Umberto Lenzi's best efforts.
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