About This Film
Enrico Maria Salerno is brilliant as the police officer who tries to discover the big ones behind the vigilante group. Mario Adorf is convincing as ever – once more portraying a rather dubious district attorney. This Italian-German co-production is also remarkable for singer Jürgen Drews who plays one of the criminals that fall victim to the vigilantes.
Director Steno (birth name: Stefano Vanzina) is best known as a director of comedy (e.g. films with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill), but this crime thriller is everything but a comedy. It tells the gripping story of an organized vigilante group that kills criminals who couldn’t be convicted by the police.
All in all, “La Polizia Ringrazia” delivers impressive social comment and handles the topic with a complexity one rarely sees in a crime thriller. Highly recommended.
Film Details
Director
Steno
Writers
Steno, Lucio De Caro
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Violence
Prostitute
Torture
Shot To Death
Police Officer
Motorcycle
Shot In The Chest
Shot In The Head
Corruption
Hostage
Police Investigation
Vigilante
Italy
Beaten To Death
Violence Against A Woman
Hit By A Car
Blood Spatter
Drug Use
Crushed To Death
Bus
Organized Crime
Shot In The Stomach
Police Officer Killed
Train Station
Shot In The Leg
Shot Multiple Times
Police Corruption
Shot In The Arm
Police Chase
Head Bashed In
Sniper Rifle
Police Officer Shot
Gun Violence
Police Officer Shot In The Chest
Crushed By A Car
Mob Violence
Power Struggle
Years Of Lead
Police Officer Ambushed
Police Officer Shot With A Sniper Rifle
Also Known As
A rendőrség megköszöni, The Enforcers, Execution Squad, Société anonyme anti-crime, Das Syndikat, Original title: La polizia ringrazia