在第二次世界大战尾声，一群由反抗义士组成的杂牌军筹划了一场异想天开的劫案：潜入米兰的法西斯总部，洗劫墨索里尼的珍宝。

FernandoDiLeo's"MilanoCalibro9"isanout-and-outmasterpieceofItalianCrimecinemaand,inmyopinion,oneofthemostastonishingcrimestoriesevertold.ThefirstfilminDiLeo'sexcellent'Milieu'trilogy,"MilanoCalibro9"wasfollowedby"LaMalaOrdina"(aka."Manhunt",also1972)andthebrilliant"IlBoss"(1973).Thethreefilmsarenotconnectedstory-wise,butallthreeareexcellent,andhighlyrealisticportrayalsoforganizedcrime.AsfarasIamconcerned"Manhunt"is(allthoughexcellent)slightlyinferiortothisoneand"IlBoss"whichbothstandoutasabsoluteall-timehighlightsofcrimecinema."MilanoCalibro9"isthebestofthemall,afilmthatisastonishinginallaspects,beittheingeniousplotthat,apartfromacompellingstoryandclevertwists,includessocialcriticism,theperformances,thegrittyatmosphereandsuspenseorthebrilliantscore.IcanhardlyfindtherightwordstoexpressmyadmirationforthismasterpiecewhicheasilyranksamongthegreatestGangsterflickseverbroughttoscreen.GastoneMoschinstarsasUgoPiazza,atoughandellipticalex-convictwhohasjustbeenreleasedfromprison.Immediatelyafterhisrelease,UgoisapproachedbymembersoftheMilanmobleadbytheirasciblegangsterRocco(MarioAdorf),astheysuspecthimtoberesponsibleforthedisappearanceofalargesumofmoneybelongingtotheirboss,anAmerican(LionelStander)whocontrolstheorganizedcrimeinMilan..."MilanoCalibro9"isafilmthatdeliversanastonishinglyrealisticmoodoftheunderworldlikehardlyanother.Theintriguingstorylinegoesinhandwithinterestingcharacters,rawatmosphere,suspenseandbreathtakingaction,socialcriticismandbrutalviolence.Thefilmissimplystunningfromthebeginningtotheend,whichisevenintensifiedbythebrilliantscore,acollaborationofthefamouscomposerLuisEnríquezBacalovandtheItalianProgressiveRockbandOsanna.UgoPiazzamustbeoneofthemostcharismaticgangstercharacterseverincinema,andGastoneMoschinwastheprefectchoicefortherole.Moschindeliversabrilliantperformance,andtherestofthecastisalsogreat.MarioAdorfisirasciblelikearabiddogastheferociousgangsterRocco,arolethatfitshimlikeaglove.ThegreatLionelStanderfitsperfectlyinhisroleoftheAmericanMafiaDon.ThetwocopcharactersinthefilmareplayedbytwoofthegreatestregularsofItaliangenre-cinema,LuigiPistilliandFrankWolff(whocommittedsuicidebeforethefilmwasreleased).TheravishingBarbaraBouchetisastonishingandincrediblysexyintheroleofUgoPiazza'sstrippergirlfriend.Bouchetisbothastunningbeautyandanexcellentactressandthisisdoubtlesslyoneofhermostmemorableroles.ThisisalsoapoliticalfilmanddirectorDiLeoembeddedalotofsocialcriticismabouttopicslikecorruption.Thisfilmsimplyhaseverythingonecanpossiblydesireincinema.Filmslike"MilanoCalibro9"arethereasonwhyIlovecinema.Thisisanabsolutemasterpieceinallregardsand,withoutexaggeration,oneofthegreatestCrimeflicksevermade!Theingeniousopeningscenealoneismorememorablethanmostfilmsgetintwohours.

一架试飞的协和号超音速飞机在飞往伦敦途中突然坠入大海，机组人员中仅有一空姐幸免于难。此次空难是美国纽约的一个国际飞机制造公司为独霸飞机市场而阴谋策划的，一恐怖组织获悉了内情，囚禁了幸存的空姐，高价勒索纽约公司。第二架满载乘客的协和号飞机又将起飞，纽约公司孤注一掷，再施魔手。为粉碎其阴谋，摩西与纽约公司和黑帮组织展开了殊死搏斗......

UmbertoLenziisundoubtedlythekingofItaliancrimemovies,butunfortunately;SyndicateSadistsisnotthebestexamplesofhisworkinthisgenre.Lenzi'scrimeflickstendtobeacutabovetherestbecausehemakesfilmsbasedonstorieswithapoint,andtheydon'tlackdirection;butthisfilmfeelsabittoowaywardtofullyfitwiththerestofhisstuff.ThefilmtakesobviousinfluencefromSergioLeone'slandmarkwestern'AFistfulofDollars'(whichinturn,tookinfluencefromAkiraKurosawa'slandmarksamuraiflickYojimbo),inthatitfeaturestwowarringfamiliesandastrongcharacteratthecentre.ThecrimethatLenzifocusesoniskidnapping,andwecentreonacharactercalled'Rambo'.Ramboisdraggedintothewarbetweenthetwofamiliesafterhisbrotheriskilledbecauseofit.Rambouseshisbrainsandbrawntopitthetwofamiliesagainstoneanother,inthehopeofgainingrevengeforhisbrother'sdeath,rescuingayoungboythatthey'vekidnapped,andultimatelylettingthetwosidesdestroyoneanother.Thefilm'sbiggestassetisundoubtedlyTomasMilian.MilianwasputtogreatusebyLenziinalmostallofhiscrimethrillers.TherangeofcharactershehasplayedforLenziisimmense,andthisoneiseasilyoneofthecoolest.ThecharacteriscalledRambo,whichimmediatelysprangtomindthepopularSylvesterStallonecharacter-butforonce,theItaliansactuallyhaven'tstolenthisnameasSyndicateSadistswasreleasedfirst!Asusual,thefilmiswickedlyentertaining,aswegettowatchMiliangethimselfinvolvedintheusualarrayofcarchases,shootoutsandbrawls.Lenzihasgothimridingamotorbikethistimeround,andeveryscenefeaturingitandMilianisarealstandout!However,thefilmoftenfeelslikeitdoesn'treallyhaveanywheretogo,andthismeansthattherunningtimeisstretchedoutmorethanitshouldbe.ComparedtothecrimefilmsofotherItaliandirectors,SyndicateSadistsismorethanaboveaverage;butinrelationtoLenzicrimeflickssuchasAlmostHumanandTheCynic,TheRatandTheFist-itdoesn'tstandtallasoneofLenzi'sbest.Still,ifyou'relookingforninetyminutesoftestosteronefuelledmayhem-SyndicateSadistswillsuffice!

伯利克里（里卡尔多·斯卡马奇奥RiccardoScamarcio饰）一直在为一个非常庞大的意大利黑帮卖命，这个黑帮的帮规特别森严，任何不尊重老大唐（吉格欧·莫拉GigioMorra饰）的人，都难逃死亡的命运，而伯利克里就是行刑者。这一次，伯利克里又杀死了一个无辜的女人，只因为她失去了唐的信任。然而，这次，伯利克里失手了，他留下了证据，并且很快就遭到了警方的追捕。无奈之下，伯利克里只得踏上了逃往的旅途，在途中，他邂逅了一个女人，这场意料之外的邂逅让伯利克里突然对正常的生活产生了渴望，他忽然意识到，原来生活除了打打杀杀外，竟然还能有这另一幅完全不同的面貌。

一群十几岁的男孩拿着手枪和AK-47在那不勒斯的街道上巡逻，以执行他们的暴徒头目的命令。

失憶的軍人–尤利西斯，在邊遠地區被囚禁了七年，受盡折磨、經歷痛苦和創傷的他，從中東戰爭中逃脫返家，發現他的妻子–佩內洛普不見了，擔心她的失蹤與黑社會有關，尤利西斯開始在這座城市尋找他心愛的妻子，他能找到他的妻子嗎？這一路上又會發生什麼重大轉變？

7 women find themselves dealing with a mystery killing. Who's the killer and what are the motives of the murder?

帕斯夸利诺是意大利那不勒斯的一个小混混，因为家里有七个姐妹，他也被人称为“七美女”（在那不勒斯方言中有“小白脸”的意思）。为了维护所谓的家族名誉，帕斯夸利诺失手打死了妓院老板，结果却以精神病为由躲避了法律的裁决。二战爆发，即使精神病患者也可以报名参军，于是帕斯夸利诺来到了吃紧的德国前线，结果最后成了德军逮捕的逃兵。在集中营里，帕斯夸利诺看到了各种惨绝人寰的酷刑，为了活命，他决定以肉体与情感向德国女军官献媚…… 　　拿波里青年帕斯夸利诺（在当地方言是“小丑”的意思）有七个姐姐，个个又胖又丑却被称为“七美人”。年纪最小的帕斯夸利诺要维护家族的尊严，每日油光粉面地出现，留下七姐妹和母亲在家做针线维生，一次他意外失手杀死了一个小流氓。二战爆发后，他被捉到纳粹集中营，肥胖的德国女军官要他提供性服务，他为了活口只得答应。后来他做了俘虏队长，被迫打死了一个不肯投降的男...