This was a big surprise when it hit cinemas in 1995 – Claudio Fragasso could direct a decent action film, with great acting and a really tense atmosphere! This from the man who gave the world the incredible Troll 2…

As a latter day crime film, this one of the best – building on credible Italian crime dramas such as La Piovra and La Scorta. This is a bit more exploitative though, lots of violence, melodrama and action as Bova heads an escort team gone wrong from Palermo to Milano. A kind of crime road movie ensues, with likable and engaging characters along the way. Giannini is great as the corrupt banker being escorted, and Ricky Memphis is great as a police sidekick. Also features Stefania Sandrelli and an ok score by Pino Donaggio.

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User Review
Wonderful Italian cinema!
5 July 2004 | by juil1230 (Sydney, Australia) –

I was watching this movie in my Italian class several years ago and after watching both parts, I can confidently say this is a fine example of very exciting Italain television. To place this movie under “drama” would be correct, but i encourage anyone who would like to view action movies outside of the Hollywood origin to really consider this two-part series.

The story follows a team of Policemen lead by the man codenamed “Homer” who is played by Luca Zingaretti who recently appeared in the “Inspector Montalbano” series. When the team is asked for protection by ‘Sinatra’ who is played by Leo Gulotta who was seen in “cinema paradiso”. Sinatra is to be escorted from Northern Italy to Sicily where he has promised to give in the location of the Mafia Godfather Don Parvitano. But during the journey, Sinatra seems to always lead the police into hostility and trouble.

Given the basic storyline, I must also say that there are many surprising twists of betrayal, death and loyalty. But one must really remain attentive to catch onto the separate stories surrounding each individual character.

The action scenes follow in a “spaghetti western” style: a lot of gunfire but nobody seems to get hit. But there is fantastic cinematic work behind these scenes and the general atmosphere of an action film is delivered successfully.

Overall, this is a fantastic television series that really grips even a non-italian speaking audience (if subtitles are on of coarse). If you come by “operazione odissea” on your television guide, I encourage you to really consider watching this well-made program.

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After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the truth, the U.S. army calls upon a former commando who is looking for his long-lost son in Vietnam. While his military commanders want to see the commando succeed in his mission, his political overseers have a different set of plans.

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Quote:
Hell Of The Living Dead is the story of four commandos who are sent in to Papua New Guinea to investigate the cause of a chemical leak at the research facility “Hope.” The four commandos stumble upon reporter Lia and her cameraman. After discovering that the dead are walking and devouring the living due to the chemical leak, the group attempt to flee the country. (wikipedia)

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One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions; the underground society and the scavangers above in the wastelands. A group of scavangers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rats, and soon the gore is spilling everywhere.

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