简介：Ononenight,ajournalistnamedEnricoGaliardinwasattackedandkilledbynotafewpeople.Andthen,InspectorLucaMichelibeginstoinvestigate,andsomehowfindsasuspectnamedDelogo.But,thoughthesuspecthimselfconfessesthathemurderedGaliardin,Michelidoesn'tandcan'tbelievehedidbyhimself.Sohekeepsinvestigatingunderthetroublesomecircumstancesthatbothsomecrimeorganisationandthepoliceitselfforcehimclosingthecasewiththeonlyonesuspect...SomeapparentlyinformativeliteraturesseemtoinnocentlypresupposethisItalianfilmisaGiallo(and,strangelyenough,theirtreatmentsseemtobealltoobrief),Idon'tandcan'tthinkso.Onthecontrary,Ithinkthisisnothingbutapoliticaldramawithanunusuallyseriouspoliceofficer,whichexcludesso-calledGiallishelements.And,thoughthisfilmbetraysmeexclusivelybecauseitisnotaGallioatall,Ibelievethisisasimplygreatfilm.Concretely,thestrengthofthisfilmliesmainlyintwoandindependentpowerfulness;itspassionatelyandalmostfanaticallyseriousleadingcharacter,InspectorLucaMicheli,whomFrederickStaffordsuperblyplays,(indeed,thismalecharacteristooserioustoberealisticandthereforehasnotonlyunacceptablyofficialbutalsotragicallymarital/familialdysfunctions,andatthesametimeheissopowerfulthatdoesnotperformaseriesofactionsoneafteranotherbutatonestokebringsaboutaseriesofeventsoneafteranother),andRizOrtolani'shighlyimpressivemusic(hismusicis,ofcourse,notevent(s)andthereforedonotstraightforwardlyenterintothecasualrelations,butissopowerfulthatcanbringaboutevent(s).)Andfurthermore,thedirector,CamilloBazzaoni,hastrustworthytalentformakingeachsceneimpressive.Especially,Iamunexpectedlyandalmostastonishedlyimpressedbytheaestheticviolentnessofthelastscene,whichisadequatelyheightenedandenrichedbyOrtolani'smusic.Inconclusion,IcansaythisfilmisagreatonewhichisrecommendabletothegeneralItalian-film-lovers.…