An intense film. The wife (
Agostini Belli) of prison officer Cipriani (
Oliver Reed) is kidnapped in order to force him to help prisoner Milo (
Fabio Testi) escape. Cipriani facilities the escape but immediately things start to go wrong. Testi doesn't know who would want him out of gaol. Cipriani recaptures Milo to force the kidnapper's hand. He ends up taking Milo to Paris where he finds himself embroiled in a complicated plot involving a French pop star Al Niko (
Daniel Beretta) and the killing of politicians...
Truthfully the ending of the film is a bit baffling as Cipriani finds himself hitting against the wall of the establishment but before that the film becomes a highly enjoyable thrill ride with the odd couple of Cipriani and Milo finding they can trust no one, and hardly trust each other.
The film lacks as much violence as others in this genre but makes up for it with plenty of emotion and cool. The two leads give great performances.
