Calling All Police Cars Explained

Calling All Police Cars
Director:Mario Caiano
Eduardo Salerno (asst. dir.)
Producer:Renato Angiolini
Capitol Cinematografica
Starring:Antonio Sabàto
Music:Lallo Gori
Cinematography:Pier Luigi Santi
Editing:Romeo Ciatti
Distributor:Stacofilm
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Calling All Police Cars (Italian: ...a tutte le auto della polizia..., literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabrielle Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very graphic for its time, with excessive gore and nudity. [1] [2] The screenplay was based on a novel called Violenza a Roma by Massimo Felisatti.

Plot

Rome, Italy mid '70s. The sixteen-year-old daughter of a famous Roman surgeon is found dead in Lake Albano. The police suspect a pervert named Enrico Tummoli. After following one of the girl's classmates named Carla, the police discover an underage sex trafficking ring led by Dutchman Franz Hekker and an ex-government official. The gynecologist who was performing abortions for Hekker winds up dead with his throat slashed. Next Carla is murdered, as well as the pervert Tummoli who was blackmailing the murderer.[3]

Cast

Fernando Solmi

Carraro

Professor Icardi

Professor Giacometti

Enrico Tummoli

Giovanna Nunziante

Signora Icardi

Carla

Fiorella

Commissario

Antonietta

the gynecologist

Attardi

Franz Pagano

una signora alla villa

una prostituta alla villa

Notes and References

  1. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 8860736269.
  2. Book: Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. 2006. Lindau, 2006. 8871805860.
  3. Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 137.