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While some Italian crime films (particularly post-1977 ones) are just mindless violence (particularly violence against women), many pre-1977 ones are serious commentary on corruption and the justice system in Italy...and by extension to other Western countries. THE BIG FAMILY is such a film. The Mob is in charge at the film's beginning, the Mob is in charge at the film's end. Anyone who challenges it is killed or somehow taken out of the picture. A police inspector or prosecutor who is making progress may suddenly get the offer of a significant promotion...to another part of the country. Every branch of the government...and the church...is compromised. American businessman Richard Conte can come to Sicily hoping to do some construction projects and thinking that his friendship with the Don back in New York will help him here and that he doesn't have to play by the local rules. An honest cop works hard and makes countless sacrifices, and many good people die because he keeps on his quest. Eventually, he nabs the top man...and it turns out he has achieved nothing and he is back at square one. Even the top man is expendable to the overall survival of the big family. I was impressed by this film when I saw it fifteen years ago, and I'm still impressed with it today. It has enough action to satisfy any fan of 1970's Italian crime films, one of the most exciting genres in film history, but it also has a sobering message, one that is relevant to anyone watching the film anywhere. Although both CROSS CURRENT and GREAT TREASURE HUNT have their moments, THE BIG FAMILY is probably Tonino Ricci's most successful film as a director (I haven't seen his recent family films, although I especially want to see the Buck film with John Savage, nor have I seen the shark film with Treat Williams). Highly recommended to fans of the genre and those willing to see the value in a dubbed genre film. Harry is appointed as the bodyguard for a visiting Middle Eastern president but his ex-wife Laura turns up in a frantic state. The president's political opponent Kahan has had the Rule's son Johny kidnapped and he will be harmed unless Harry shoots the president. A charade follows in which Harry appears to do as he is ordered and Caroline then kills Harry. Written by don @ minifie-1 某奶酪工(🛷)(gōng )厂往河(hé(🔁) )里排放狠多(♏)有(yǒu )毒废(fè(🆚)i )料，被当地官(🎦)员检查(chá )出(🎙)来(lái )，要告这(⭕)家工厂，所(suǒ(🧙) )以工厂的老(🍃)板和(💓)秘(mì )书(😿)就要(㊗)想办法(🗣)贿赂(🕡)法(fǎ )官(📍)。好色(📡)小秘书想出(🏓)一个(gè )办法(🐧)(fǎ )，那就是色(😖)诱(yòu )～ 他找(🐚)(zhǎo )到一个风(😭)情万(wàn )种(♑)外(🏋)(wài )型姣好(🐲)的(😤)站街妓女来(lái )冒充(chōng )厂长老板的老(lǎo )婆，然(rán )后企图接近并(bìng )且色(sè )诱法(🏄)官，一切顺利(🦉)的(de )话他(tā )们(🌞)的官司就可(👨)(kě )以easy搞掂(diā(🏠)n )了。谁知没想(🚑)(xiǎng )到这(zhè )个(🛁)妓女出口成(🚕)脏，说(shuō )话不(🕳)(bú )得(😩)体的妓(🎎)女明(🐓)显不符(🤚)(fú )合(🧘)厂长老(🔐)婆这(🐫)一身(shēn )份。于(🤕)是便有了有(🕵)趣(qù )的那(nà(✔) )一段戏，厂长(🚤)等人帮(bāng )着(🍸)妓(jì )女纠(🍝)正(😼)社交用(yò(🛰)ng )语(🥏)，教(jiāo )她如何说体面(miàn )的寒(hán )暄语。这一段绝对有(yǒu )借鉴(jiàn )经典影片【窈(yǎ(🕉)o )窕淑女(nǚ )】(🏭)之嫌。谁知(zhī(🎀) )妓女(nǚ )爱上(🍧)了好色小秘(🅰)书，再加(jiā )上(🈺)厂长、法官(😒)(guān )、法官(guā(🌋)n )妻子(🏥)、法官(🤦)秘(mì(💲) )书等(dě(🐃)ng )错综(🚉)复杂的(㊗)男女(🥧)关系(xì(😰) )，上(shà(🕸)ng )演了一场荒(🥌)诞滑稽的(de )小(🍷)闹剧。 改编(biā(🧦)n )自依(yī )达原(🏰)著《七颗寒星(😴)》，讲(jiǎng )述青(🤐)年(🐮)作家与歌(😪)女(🎟)的(de )一段(duàn )恋情。 歌手白(bái )第（丁(dīng )佩 饰）和爱画(huà )画的(de )女孩云云都喜欢上(🐅)了(le )同一(yī )个(📱)男人，他们(men )三(🚷)个的(de )感情也(👖)在相处(chù )中(😤)不(bú )断变化(😂)，有时候爱情(🍹)(qíng )就是(shì )很(🙉)奇妙(🔀)让三个(🍅)(gè )人(🎶)都产(chǎ(♎)n )生了(🍪)深刻的(🥒)感(gǎ(🎩)n )情，究竟(🎨)最后(🔍)会不会有情(😡)(qíng )人终(zhōng )成(🛡)眷属？ just viewed this movie and decided to take the time to make some comments since no one else has.overall I give the movie a 7,the score would be higher if there were less blood and more clothes on the females.Deserves an R rating.In the 1960's and 70's I spent many hours being entertained by dubbed movies,this one is dubbed so it is to my liking.What I like about it in no certain order is as follows:The movie is about the mafia...it's made by Italians,has alot of Italian actors...it seems fitting.Set in the early 1900's in America it has a dark look and mood...great atmosphere.I believe the character lionel stander plays is the same one ernest borgnine had in the movie "pay or die" that of an Italian on the police force combating the mafia,based on a real person.His character gives a sense of realism to the movie and made me wonder if the movie was based some on fact.The little I know about the real person is similar to the character in the movie.In the past I havn't seen much of Lionel stander in the movies but his performance as a tough cop is very good.He is not the main character though,a young man(placido ?)is,he plays a young immigrant that is a victim of circumstance.He is a just person that kills an expendable gangster in the heat of a fight,the victim had previously killed an elderly friend of his.He gets employment from the mob being unaware of the serious unlawful part he has in one of their cold blooded operations...he is a tragic figure.Other viewers might feel this movie is just another low budget poorly dubbed movie.The film left me with the feeling it may have been based more on fact than much more expensively made films about organized crime.It also left me wondering if the young main character was based on a real person-I liked the movie. 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It provides an excuse for a whole ragbag of Freudian neuroses, six-foot phalluses in coffins, nubile girls in nun's habits stripping in front of altars, masturbation, some obvious jokes, pretty photography, abysmal acting, and a commentary that reads and sounds like a Home Service children's story for adults" (Chris Petit, Time Out) 清兵(✈)火烧少(shǎo )林(🔫)，寺中人员(yuá(🚵)n )伤亡(wáng )惨(🤘)重(📙)，洪熙官（(🦑)陈(⏫)观(guān )泰 饰(shì )）虽然幸免于难但是(shì )身受(shòu )重伤，他决定(dìng )暂时偃(yǎn )旗息鼓(👚)待到他(tā )日(🗒)能(néng )够东山(📻)再起，哪知道(🔵)(dào )逃亡(wáng )的(✳)一路上屡屡(🐾)(lǚ )遭到官(guā(😨)n )兵的追杀。某(👄)(mǒu )日(🎡)，洪熙官(📌)正在(🧔)和追捕(🎾)他(tā(📑) )的官(guā(⬜)n )兵周(🥌)旋，陷入(🙉)(rù )鏖(👌)战之(zhī )中，巧(⏲)得方世(shì )玉(⛺)（傅声 饰）(🌩)路过，方世(shì(➿) )玉误(wù )以为(😁)洪熙官是(🦎)作(💡)奸犯(fàn )科之徒，于是(shì )帮助(zhù )官兵将他五花大绑交(jiāo )至官(guān )府。 小辣椒和繡花枕(zhěn )受一(🈂)(yī )位億萬富(🤴)翁林(lín )某所(🥠)託(tuō )，飛往美(🐶)國三(sān )藩市(🍥)(shì )追尋他的(🌂)獨生女兒林(⬅)(lín )秀鶯(yīng )的(🌞)下落(🍈)，並囑(zhǔ(👚) )二人(🛃)將(jiāng )此(💌)行任(🈴)務保持(😜)(chí )秘(🏬)密(mì )。抵達後(🐖)尋找林女期(🔬)(qī )間，因義助(🕗)一女子(zǐ )免(➿)被小(xiǎo )偷扒(⏹)去巨款，而與(🛅)(yǔ )武館中(🗄)的(📍)教頭張得標(biāo )結為(wéi )好友。兩人終在嬉皮(pí )士聚集的地方(fāng )發現(xiàn )了林秀鶯，可惜她誤(🌗)(wù )入歧(qí )途(🛒)，結識了黑社(🔉)會歹(dǎi )徒羅(😿)(luó )拔吳。小辣(🎬)椒(jiāo )和繡花(🍰)(huā )枕表明來(🛀)意及(jí )說服(🛒)(fú )她(🕰)回港，不(🌼)料羅(🔖)拔吳(wú(🐋) )獲悉(🌑)(xī )秀鶯(🥁)是香(🔥)港富(fù )豪之(🌧)女(nǚ )，即與其(🕜)黑社(shè )會首(🛁)(shǒu )領大哥合(🥈)謀，將秀鶯(yī(🏺)ng )擄去(qù )，小辣(🍃)椒和繡(xiù(🏹) )花(🤐)枕為(wéi )拯救她，聯同(tóng )教頭(tóu )張得標一起前往歹徒(tú )基地(dì )……