Dealer Connection - Heroin Street
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dealer Connection - Heroin Street |
| Original title | La via della droga |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Enzo G. Castellari |
| script |
Galliano Juso Massimo De Rita |
| production |
Mario Montanari Bruno Turchetto |
| music | Goblin |
| camera | Giovanni Bergamini |
| cut | Gianfranco Amicucci |
| occupation | |
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Dealer Connection - The road of heroin (Original title: La via della droga ) is a 1977 published poliziotteschi with Fabio Testi and David Hemmings in the lead roles of the director Enzo G. Castellari . The film could not build on the success of its predecessor Racket - Murder when I call . On March 7, 1980, the film was shown in cinemas in German-speaking countries.
action
The hotspots of the international drug trade are New York, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and Cartagena in Colombia. But Rome has become an important hub. Interpol sends Commissioner Mike Hamilton to Rome. Hamilton hires Fabio to work as an undercover agent . Fabio is smuggled into the drug environment of Rome. Here Fabio comes across the misery of drug addicts, unscrupulous dealers and esoteric sects. In doing so, he succeeds in moving up the hierarchy. In this way he gradually gets to know the important people in the milieu. In order to become a full member of the organized crime of Rome, Fabio takes part in a bogus attack on the police in Rome. It succeeds in robbing the stocks of cocaine kept at the police station. As a result, Fabio is able to track down the secret drug production sites. The crime syndicate notices the betrayal and is now hunting Fabio. Fabio manages to kill several gangsters in a subway station . The head of the syndicate wants to flee the country by plane. Fabio is chasing him on an airplane. After a dogfight, the gang boss's plane crashes.
useful information
- The chase in Rome was filmed in the ancient Baths of Caracalla .
- At the beginning of the film, Enzo G. Castellari makes a cameo in several scenes, as is usual in almost all of his films .
criticism
"Good and exciting action thriller by Enzo G. Castellari, who is still entertaining after all these years."
“The director knows what he can do and that's why entertainment quickly spreads when looking at the successful work. ... Violent steam hammer cinema, which only gives the zeitgeist a little stomach ache. "
"Serious aspects of the drug problem such as addiction, blackmail, compulsion to prostitution are only marginally ticked off in a rather clumsy and clumsy way, in order to make way for the action elements alone."
“The Castellari film not only features stars like David Hemmings and Fabio Testi, but also an unbelievable spatial exposure. Before the film is finally in the place where the main part actually takes place: in Rome, there are second trips to Cartagena (Colombia), Hong Kong, Amsterdam and New York ... Sometimes you get the impression that director Castellari is less about heroin than numerous stunts with motorcycles and airplanes. "
“Rome is sinking into crime, violence and chaos. But two police officers are working on the verge of legality to solve the problem. The film hardly leaves a breather to head for the inevitable finale between good and bad. "
Web links
- Dealer Connection - The road of heroin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions unchecked - US DVD by Dealer Connection - The Road of Heroin at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ schnittberichte.com
- ↑ Michael Cholewa, Karsten Thurau: The Terror directs. The Italian gangster and police film. 2nd Edition. Hille 2008, ISBN 978-3-931608-91-0 , p. 46
- ↑ Dealer Connection - The Street of Heroin. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Film tips . In: Die Zeit , No. 51/1981
- ↑ movies.nytimes.com