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The Heroin Busters
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The Heroin Busters

1977-08-13 · 92 min · ★ 6.3

Action · Thriller · Crime

Drug use in the city of Rome is at an all-time high. Children score from dealers in front of their schools, mules waltz straight through airport security, and Interpol's main man, Mike Hamilton, is at his wits' end. Fed up to the back teeth with the local police force's incompetence, his only hope is to rely on one of his own men, Fabio, an officer so deep undercover that no-one but Hamilton knows who he really is. Even as Fabio gains the trust of cartel leader Gianni, however, the dealers are edging ever closer to the truth, and when his cover is blown, the hunter becomes the hunted as Fabio finds himself alone in a desperate fight to survive.

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Directors
Enzo G. Castellari
Production companies
Cinemaster
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Fabio TestiFabio TestiFabio
David HemmingsDavid HemmingsMike Hamilton
Sherry BuchananSherry BuchananVera
Wolfango SoldatiWolfango SoldatiGilo
Massimo VanniMassimo VanniMassimo
Romano PuppoRomano PuppoEnforcer
Angelo RagusaAngelo RagusaDealer
Sergio RuggeriSergio RuggeriSergio
Joshua SinclairJoshua SinclairGianni
Leonardo ScavinoLeonardo ScavinoCannabis Dealer
Salvatore BillaSalvatore BillaNarcotics Agent
Gianni OrlandoLeroy
Giovanni BonadonnaGiovanni BonadonnaGianni's Henchman #1
Guido CernigliaGuido CernigliaColonel
Antonella Della PortaAntonella Della PortaWoman Using Bar's Telephone
Andrea FranchettiAndrea Franchetti
Roberto Dell'AcquaRoberto Dell'AcquaLuciano
Margherita HorowitzMargherita HorowitzJunkie Girl's Mother
Fulvio MingozziFulvio MingozziGdF Brigadier
Ferdinando PoggiFerdinando PoggiDrug Lab Worker

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