Highway Racer

1977 [ITALIAN]

Action / Crime / Drama

5
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 750 750

police poliziotteschi

Plot summary

Maurizio Merli stars as a hot-shot police driver who has more guts than brains, often landing him in hot water with his middle-aged mentor, who was once a legendary police interceptor responsible for numerous large scale arrests.

Director

Stelvio Massi Photo
Stelvio Massi

Top cast

Maurizio Merli Photo
Maurizio Merli as Marco Palma
Francesco Anniballi Photo
Francesco Anniballi as Policeman
Vittorio Fanfoni Photo
Vittorio Fanfoni as Dossena's Man
Mimmo Poli Photo
Mimmo Poli as Peppone - the informer
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931.68 MB
1280*682
Italian 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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1.69 GB
1920*1024
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by derek-duerden 7 / 10

If You Love Car Chases...

... then this is the film for you. Despite "The French Connection" often being cited for them, this I felt was much better in that regard, even if the overall plot is a bit thin.I must say that the lead actor reminded me so much of James Caan that I wondered whether they copied each other at some level? I understand that he was quite famous anyway by this time, but as far as I can recall this is the first time that I've seen him in anything.As for the rest of the cast and the film, there's good support all round but, if this is at all true to life and the way that police chases were conducted then, one feels very glad not to have been a passing member of the public!Good gritty fun.
Reviewed by Weirdling_Wolf 7 / 10

'Poliziotto Sprint' is a petrol-headed, tarmac-tormenting, Euro-crime dream!

After only recently pondering the multitude of singularly splendid Euro-crime titles I have seen over the years, I can say with some considerable enthusiasm that 'Poliziotto Sprint' (1977) has become one of my all-time favourite Massi/Merli collaborations, well, top 5 at least! My overwhelmingly feelings running somewhat contrary to the few rather lukewarm reviews I have barely endured reading, leading me to strongly question whether or not we have even watched the same action-packed adrenalin-jacked film! As once again, I found hyper-masculine Maurizio Merli's sans-moustache, speed-demon, douche bag-fragging, joyously hell-raising, J&B chugging copper to be an entirely riveting, hot-blooded creation, and the plentiful, gonzo display of bravura stunt driving is second to none; and if all that exploitation goodness didn't suffice, we also enjoy a sweetly funky soundtrack by Euro-crime soundtrack deity, Stelvio Cipriani, and I, for one, was left gloriously spent, giddy with unalloyed boy's own excitement after the experience, and wonder to this very day why on earth this fabulously entertaining actioner remains such a frustratingly obscure title. Personally, I passionately feel that ALL the Merli/Massi collaborations should now be made available in handsomely restored DVD/Blu-ray prints, as Stelvio Massi was always a superior craftsman and Maurizio Merli is the diamond-hard definition of Italian retro, hard boiled, Euro-crime cool, and, hot-damn! He looks deliciously, dangerously dapper in his nifty skinny-fit denim shirt and just snug-enough, bad boy leather-jacket! 'Poliziotto Sprint' is a petrol-headed, tarmac-tormenting, Euro-crime dream!
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