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Title: Detective Belli (1969)

Genre:
Crime, Drama

Plot Synopsis:
Corrupt police commissioner Stefano Belli takes on a private investigation for a wealthy lawyer and soon becomes entangled in the murder of a record producer. As Belli digs deeper, the case draws him into a tangled web of blackmail, deception, illicit relationships, and double crosses, all while his own brutal and questionable methods increasingly complicate the investigation.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Romolo Guerrieri
• Writers: Franco Verucci, Alberto Silvestri, Massimo D’Avak
• Based on the novel by: Ludovico Dentice
• Cast:
  • Franco Nero — as Commissario Stefano Belli
  • Florinda Bolkan — as Vera Fontana
  • Adolfo Celi — as Avvocato Fontana
  • Delia Boccardo — as Sandy Bronson
  • Susanna Martinková — as Emmanuelle
  • Renzo Palmer — as Commissario Baldo
  • Roberto Bisacco — as Claudio
  • Maurizio Bonuglia — as Mino Fontana

YouTube Trailer: Detective Belli Trailer

IMDb: Detective Belli (1969)

Reviews from Letterboxd

1. Joe — ★★★½
   “Would have a hard time telling you A, B, or C of this complicated mystery plot.”
2. Headhunter666 — ★★★★
   “EUROCRIME TIME!”
3. Mike Marsbergen — ★★★★½
   “We’ve got a gritty crime drama and a cop who doesn’t take any shit.”
4. Emmett O’Regan — ★★½
   “Not a fuckin clue what was going on but it looked cool as hell”
5. Filipe Furtado — ★★½
   “Overlabored Italian murder mystery.”

Meta Description:
Franco Nero stars in Detective Belli, a gritty 1969 Italian crime drama about a corrupt police commissioner whose private investigation plunges him into a tangled mystery of murder, blackmail, deception, and double crosses.