Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti then goes on a personal mission against corruption and organized crime, and tries to force the syndicate out of town with any means necessary.
Maurizio Merli
Il commissario Betti
John Saxon
Francesco Capuano
Barry Sullivan
'O' Generale
Elio Zamuto
Franco Casagrande
Ivana Novak
Undercover Cop
Maria Grazia Spina
Gervasi's Wife
Silvano Tranquilli
Paolo Gervasi
Attilio Duse
Antinori
Massimo Deda
Gennaro, il figlio
Guido Alberti
Il questore
Violent Naples is a thriller, action, crime film released in 1976 exploring themes of undercover cop, police interrogation, carjacking, poliziottesco. Directed by Umberto Lenzi, it stars Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Barry Sullivan. Inspector Betti (Maurizio Merli) is transferred to Naples and immediately after his arrival receives a warm welcome from The Commandante (Barry Sullivan), the city's crime lord. Betti then goes on a personal mission against corruption and organized crime, and tries to force the syndicate out of town with any means necessary.
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