City Under Seige (1974)

Director
Romolo Guerrieri

Main cast
Enrico Maria Salerno; Françoise Fabian; Luciano Salce; Paola Quattrini; Tino Carraro

Genres
Thriller, Crime

Description
A string of violent jewel robberies force Police Inspector Parrino to get rough with the city’s criminal scum. Things take a turn for the worse when he’s confronted with the murder of an prostitute.


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