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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 06/29/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 43 mins Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent. Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Thriller, Political Thriller, Police Detective Film

Dante Matucci (Franco Nero), a counter-intelligence officer, uncovers a fascist plot to overthrow the Italian government, and as he begins to investigate, he has an ally in Bruno Manzini (Anthony Quinn), a man dedicated to hunting down war criminals. Bruno and other operatives, including the beautiful and frosty Lili Anders (Sybil Danning) report to Matucci as he coordinates their work. Most of the drama (not all) takes place off-screen, and Matucci essentially narrates the story -- making this one of the least exciting spy dramas around -- even the affair between Matucci and Anders is several degrees cooler than the norm. The inertia of the film continues through to the end, as the final denouement has all the suspects herded into one room (à la Agatha Christie or Dashiell Hammett) while Matucci and Manzini discuss the case. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Anthony Quinn - Bruno Manzini
Martin Balsam - Navy Capt. Steffanelli
Sybil Danning - Lili Anders