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In Canada, a rough Ottawa cop seeks the killer who poisoned his sister.In Canada, a rough Ottawa cop seeks the killer who poisoned his sister.In Canada, a rough Ottawa cop seeks the killer who poisoned his sister.
Anthony Forrest
- Robert Tracer
- (as Antony Forest)
Andrée St-Laurent
- Rose Tracer
- (as Andree St. Laurent)
Peter MacNeill
- Alexander
- (as Peter Mac Neil)
Jérôme Tiberghien
- Ted Sullivan
- (as Jerome Thibergien)
Aubert Pallascio
- Driver chased by Saitta
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaClips of the car chase from this film are used in the Geico commercials "Do dogs chase cats?"
- GoofsThe driver of a car passing by can be seen watching filming as cop walks into sex shop.
- Alternate versionsThere was also a cut version in the UK.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ultimate Poliziotteschi Trailer Shoot-Out (2017)
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An ultra-violent and Shakespearian "Thriller" + "Poliziotti"
I agree with Sol2118's commentary : the chase car is close in effectiveness with those of Friedkin and Peter Yates'titles that he mentioned, and I would add also the amazing one in THE SEVEN UP [Police pursuance 7] (USA 1973) directed by Philip d'Antoni with Roy Scheider and Tony Lo Bianco. Besides, this Shakespearian plot including a murdered T.V. as "dea/deus ex machine" is directly connected with the great tradition of Film Noir. And it is Alberto de Martino under the pen-name of Martin Herbert who have done it ! In Canada, starring an incredible cast. This is enough to understand that this movie is mixing the best of both worlds : Italian "poliziotti" thriller and U.S. thrillers, at their most violent and deep backgrounds. The bank attack is amazing regarding the art of graphic cut - editing work - of violence on the screen. The final is also extraordinary. The rhythm itself of the movie is very strange and original : quite onirical sometimes and not only because there is a "flash-back" sequence shot as a nightmare. Between 44 magnum caliber and TV gang hardboiled encounter, Stuart Whitman plays a cool & sad character, a quite tragic one since it is a brother looking for his sister's murderer and learning that his sister was not at all an Angel sister (as Lautréamont said about Man in LES CHANTS DE MALDOROR), finally unveiling the darker from the dark. And as usual, of such a little masterpiece, no VHS and no DVD available worldwide except maybe the French VHS titled BLAZING MAGNUM in spite of the fact that the movie was released in France under the exploitation title of SPECIAL MAGNUM. And I agree also with the latest comment : there was, for sure, lower show on theaters than that one when it was released ! DVD soon : please !!
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- falmoury
- Sep 16, 2004
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- Shadows in an Empty Room
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- CA$1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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