简介:Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately; Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction; but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film ta...
简介:因抢劫罪被判十二年徒刑的吉诺(阿兰·德隆饰)刑满出狱,在社工热尔曼(让·加宾Jean Gabin饰)的热心帮助和循循善诱下,他决心痛改前非,重新做人。但信奉“罪犯永远都是罪犯”的警长杰特勒(米歇尔·布盖 Michel Bouquet饰)却仍然不信任他,处处与他作对,最终逼得他走投无路,终于失控杀死了警长杰特勒。经过冷酷、教条的法庭的审讯后,吉诺最终被推上了断头台。 这是一部对专制暴政和断头台提出强烈控诉和谴责的人道主义电影,深沉的主题和场面常令观众陷入巨大的感情波澜之中。本片在巴黎及其近郊放映时,仅十周内观众人数就高达四十八万人次。1981年,密特朗总统上台后,通过了在法国取消死刑的新法令。