Movie: The Great Kidnapping

Top 10 Billed Cast

Enrico Maria Salerno
Enrico Maria Salerno

Cardone

Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb

Jovine

Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel

Alosi

Luciana Paluzzi
Luciana Paluzzi

Renata Boletti

Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora

Samperi

Laura Belli
Laura Belli

Laura Ponti

Gianni Bonagura
Gianni Bonagura

Zenoni

Ezio Sancrotti
Ezio Sancrotti

Catalano

Ignazio Leone
Ignazio Leone

Policeman

Ennio Balbo
Ennio Balbo

Prefetto

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    In early seventies Italy, plagued by criminality and political terrorism, a fearless police commissioner is sent to restore law and order in a northern industrial town devastated by a recent wave of violence and kidnappings..

  • Release Date

    1973-11-16

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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