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The Heroin Busters is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Enzo G. Castellari with Fabio Testi
The Heroin Busters (1977)
La via della droga
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Add to a movie listThe Heroin Busters (Italian: La via della droga, also known as Drug Street) is a 1977 Italian crime film directed by Enzo G. Castellari and starring Fabio Testi, David Hemmings and Sherry Buchanan.
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De Rome à Hong-Kong, de New-York à Amsterdam, les cargaisons de drogue transitent, responsables de décrépitudes sociales à travers le monde et voyant l'occident peu à peu pourrir. Capitaine du bureau narcotique à Rome, Mike Hamilton décide qu'il est temps d'instaurer un grand nettoyage à la source en prenant le taureau par les cornes pour vaincre le réseau tentaculaire de la drogue. Il est secondé par Fabio, un de ses agents, qui s'infiltre dans ce dernier afin de le démanteler de l'intérieur. Après avoir gagné la confiance du dirigeant du cartel, Gianni, il est rapidement démasqué et traqué par ses hommes...Actors
Fabio Testi
(Fabio)
David Hemmings
(Mike Hamilton)
Joshua Sinclair
(Gianni)
Massimo Vanni
(Massimo)
Romano Puppo
(Enforcer)
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