Syndicate Sadists
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Duration | 6.2/10 Genre Crime, Action, Thriller Screenplay Vincenzo Mannino Country Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1975 (1975) Writer Vincenzo Mannino (screenplay), Vincenzo Mannino (story) Cast (Paternò), (Maria Scalia), Luciano Catenacci (Conti), Mario Piave (Pino Scalia), Guido Alberti (Billiard Salon Owner), Femi Benussi (Flora)Similar movies Directed by Umberto Lenzi, Tomas Milian movies, Poliziotteschi movies |
Syndicate sadists 1975 trailer for umberto lenzi s eurocrime action with tomas milian
Syndicate Sadists (Italian: Il giustiziere sfida la città) is a 1975 poliziotteschi film directed by Umberto Lenzi It stars Joseph Cotten and Tomas Milian.
Contents
- Syndicate sadists 1975 trailer for umberto lenzi s eurocrime action with tomas milian
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- References

Plot
Milián plays Rambo, an ex-cop who seeks revenge against two powerful crime families who were responsible for the murder of his friend.
Cast

Production

The film predates Ted Kotcheff's First Blood, the film which introduced audiences to the John Rambo of David Morrell by seven years. Tomas Milian happened to read David Morrell's novel while flying from the U.S. to Rome. Loving the story he tried to talk some Italian producers into making a film out of it, with him starring as John Rambo. Nothing came of this, but he was allowed to use the Rambo moniker in the next poliziottesco he starred in. The film does not borrow elements from the novel, with Lenzi stating he was more influenced by Don Siegel's crime films.
Release

Syndicate Sadists was released in Italy on August 16, 1975 where it was distributed by Medusa. It grossed 1,451,703,190 Italian lire. Film historian Roberto Curti described it as a "huge hit in Italy".

Syndicate Sadists was released in the United States by Sam Sherman's Independent International. It was released in the United States titles Rambo's Revenge and on home video as Final Payment. It has been released as One Just Man in the United Kingdom. The unrated American DVD of the film is missing two minutes of footage: a scene where the mother of the kidnapped boy comes home and Paterno's henchmen searching for Rambo in a pub, and two reaction shots.
References
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