Colt 38 Special Squad

The third poliziottesco in the Years of Lead box set is a kinetic action film with amazing nighttime photography and hand-held camera work. The story centers on a group of five policemen who have formed an elite team of motorcycling cops that are able to get the criminals when the regular cops can’t. The head of the team is committed to taking down the bomb-happy crime boss who killed his wife. Like most Italian films of the era, the plot and characters don’t exactly take center stage. It’s all about the chases, shootouts, and explosions. On that front, this film delivers.