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Cast
Maurizio Merli
as Police Commissioner Mario Murri
James Mason
as Chief of Police
Raymond Pellegrin
as Alberto Lettieri
Silvia Dionisio
as Laura Masoni
Fausto Tozzi
as Warrant Officer Esposito
Gianfilippo Carcano
as Priest Saverio
Giovanni Elsner
as Agent Diotallevi
Mario Novelli
as Lettieri's Man at Bank
Franco Ressel
as Judge Lo Cascio
Liana Trouché
as Katia Fiorillo
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1976
Runtime1h 34m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Action
Votes15
DirectorGiuseppe Rosati
WritersGiuseppe Rosati, Giuseppe Pulieri
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFear in the City
About Fear in the City
The film focuses on Murri; the token maverick cop. He is called in after a bunch of criminals pull off a successful prison break and spend the night picking off various informers and people they don't like. Murri investigates; hooking up with one of the criminal's nieces along the way. He uses his own methods; which mostly involve breaking all the rules, and thus comes under a lot of scrutiny from his superiors who don't take too kindly to the cop's way of working.
Directed by Giuseppe Rosati, Fear in the City leans on a strong ensemble — Maurizio Merli, James Mason, Raymond Pellegrin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1976.
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