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伦敦著名刑案辩护律师韦菲爵士（查尔斯•劳顿 Charles Laughton 饰）接受了心脏病治疗，但是身体依旧虚弱，第一天回家休养，护士一直严厉监督他服药，并杜绝烟酒。管家为了便于上楼，还专门为他修了电梯。但是，种种关心照顾，对于这位桀骜不驯、牙尖嘴利的大律师根本不起作用，反倒是一纸诉状令他倍感兴奋。律师梅休和当事人沃尔（泰隆•鲍华 Tyrone Power饰）登门拜访，请他出山打官司。原来，沃尔结识了富婆，两人相见甚欢，虽然仆人对他发明的打蛋器充满鄙夷，但是富婆却对他充满爱意，甚至为他修改了遗嘱，把8万英镑留给了他。然而，富婆却惨遭毒手。于是，沃尔成为警方的头号嫌疑犯。他的唯一证人是妻子克里斯汀（玛琳•黛德丽 Marlene Dietrich饰），然而后者登门时的冷漠与淡定，令韦菲爵士怀疑这其中另有隐情。在扑朔迷离的案件背后，隐藏着一个个环环相扣、不可告人的秘密…… 本片改编自阿加莎•克里斯蒂同名小说。。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 takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another. The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。
