Arrow filmthe 1970s were a time of intense uncertainty and instability in italy. Political corruption and widespread acts of left and right-wing terrorism, alongside a breakdown in social cohesion and a loss of trust in public institutions such as the government and police, created a febrile atmosphere of cynicism, paranoia and unexploded rage. Throughout this period, these sentiments found expression in a series of brutal, often morally ambiguous crime thrillers which tapped into the atmosphere of violence and instability that defined the so-called years of lead.This box set gathers five films from the heyday of the poliziotteschi the umbrella term used to describe this diverse body of films. In vittorio salerno’s savage three 1975 and mario imperoli’s like rabid dogs 1976 , random acts of violence committed by vicious young sociopaths threaten the fragile fabric of respectable society. In massimo dallamano’s colt 38 special squad 1976 and stelvio massi’s highway racer 1977 , renegade cops battling against red tape and political corruption turn to new and morally dubious methods to dispense justice. Finally, class dynamics are explored in salerno’s no, the case is happily resolved 1973 as an innocent man finds himself under suspicion for a savage crime committed by a highly respected member of society.Decried by critics for their supposedly fascistic overtones, the poliziotteschi were in fact more ideologically varied and often considerably more nuanced than such superfi...
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