Copkiller


Copkiller or Copkiller lassassino dei poliziotti, also known as Corrupt and The Order of Death, is a 1983 Italian crime thriller film directed by Roberto Faenza and starring Harvey Keitel and musician John Lydon, the singer for the bands Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd.. It is based on Hugh Fleetwoods novel The Order of Death, which was set to be the original title of the production. Fleetwood also adapted and wrote the screenplay with Faenza and Ennio de Concini. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone.

Lieutenant Fred OConnor Keitel and his partner, police officer Bob Carvo Mann, are a pair of corrupt cops who have spent their illegal earnings on an uptown New York City flat. A friction starts between them, as Carvo feels guilty about their scams and wants to abandon their society. Meanwhile, the police force of the city is trying to catch a serial killer who has chosen corrupt policemen as targets. The man, who has been nicknamed Cop Killer by the press, has apparently been watching OConnors every movements.A very disturbed youngster called Leo Smith Lydon arrives at OConnors door and convinces him that hes the notorious copkiller and is responsible for a continued killing spree. OConnor beats, subdues and kidnaps Smith and starts to think how to murder him, but when Carvo appears and finds out about Smith, the partners have a struggle and OConnor accidentally kills Carvo instead. He decides to make Smith his accomplice in the crime, and after that Smith becomes a permanent guest of OConnor, trapped inside but living freely in OConnors appartment, with no indication of a change in the strange situation. ........

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