''Hunted City'' ( it, Sbirro, la tua legge è lenta... la mia no! ) is a 1979 Italian

poliziottesco Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ...

film directed by Stelvio Massi. It represents one of the few negative roles for Merola.

Production

''Hunted City'' was the fifth collaboration between actor

Maurizio Merli Maurizio Merli (February 8, 1940 – March 10, 1989) was an Italian film actor and a star of many Italian police thrillers. Career After a decade of minor film roles, 1974 saw a breakthrough for Merli with his first starring role in a rema ...

and director Stelvio Massi. The film was shot at Incet-de Paolis in Milan and on location in Milano.

Cast

: Commissioner Paolo Ferro * Mario Merola: Raffaele Acampora *

Carmen Scarpitta Carmen Scarpitta (26 May 1933 – 26 April 2008) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1960 and 2001. Scarpitta was born in Hollywood, California. She debuted on stage in 1960 in Alessandro Manzoni's ''Adel ...

: Ferro's sister *

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...

: don Alfonso *

Massimo Dapporto Massimo Dapporto (born 8 August 1945) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Milan, the son of the actor and comedian Carlo Dapporto, he studied acting at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. Dapporto began his ...

: Stefano

Release

''Hunted City'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by Simba Film on 27 September 1979. The film grossed a total of 329 million

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domestically.

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* 1979 films Poliziotteschi films Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani 1979 crime films Films shot in Milan 1970s Italian films Films directed by Stelvio Massi {{1970s-crime-film-stub