Rogue Cops and Racketeers - Two Crime Thrillers from Enzo G Castellari Blu-Ray

During a long and extensive career, director Enzo G. Castellari (Keoma, The Inglorious Bastards) was behind some of the most famous poliziotteschi—the tough, action-packed crime films that flourished in Italy during the 1970s. Fasten your seatbelts for a thrilling journey through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most famous thrillers!

In The Big Racket from 1976, Inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi, What Have You Done to Solange?) is hot on the heels of a ruthless blackmailer. Nico realizes that he will get nowhere within the confines of the law and recruits a group of civilians to dispense justice in their own way. In The Heroin Busters from 1977, the rule-breaking police officer Fabio (Testi) goes undercover and hunts down a global league of drug smugglers suspected of operating from Rome. But can he and Mike Hamilton (David Hemmings, Deep Red), an Interpol agent with a volatile temper, stay one step ahead of the criminals long enough to take them down from the inside?

With death-defying stunts, explosive shootouts, and an addictive soundtrack by the De Angelis brothers (Torso) and the legendary prog rock band Goblin (Suspiria), these two films represent the crème de la crème of Italian crime thrillers, both in fantastic restorations and packed with bonus material. CONTENTS OF SPECIAL EDITION 2 DISCS  

- 2K restorations of both films from the original 35mm camera negatives by Arrow Films 

- High-resolution Blu-ray presentations (1080p) 

- Original Italian and English titles on the front and end credits 

- Restored Italian and English audio tracks in lossless mono 

- Optional English subtitles for the Italian audio tracks 

- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English audio tracks 

- Audio commentary on both films by critics Adrian J. Smith and David Flint 

- Reversible cover with new commissioned illustration by Colin Murdoch

DISC 1 - THE GREAT RACKETEER 

- The Years of Racketeering, a video interview with screenwriter/director Enzo G. Castellari. - Violent Times, a video interview with actor Fabio Testi.- Angel Face for a Tough Guy, a video interview with actor Massimo Vanni 

- King of Movieola, a video interview with editor Gianfranco Amicucci 

- The Great Racket, an appreciation and retrospective of the careers of composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis by musician and record collector Lovely Jon.- Cinematic trailer

- Photo gallery

DISC 2 - THE HEROIN DEALERS

- Endless Pursuit, a video interview with screenwriter/director Enzo G. Castellari

- Drug Squad, a video interview with actor Fabio Testi 

- The Drug Dealer, a video interview with actor Massimo Vanni 

- How They Killed Italian Cinema, a video interview with editor Gianfranco Amicucci 

- A Cop on the Set, a video interview with retired police officer and criminologist Nicola Longo 

- The Eardrum Busters, an appreciation and retrospective of composer Goblin's career by musician and record collector Lovely Jon. - Cinematic trailer. - Image gallery.