The Great Kidnapping

The Great Kidnapping

1973 · 96 min · ★ 7.2 · Crime

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..

Directed by Roberto Infascelli · Written by Marcello D'Amico

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