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　　奥利弗（马克·莱斯特 Mark Lester 饰）是一名孤儿，从小在教会中长大。九岁时，奥利弗被派遣到工厂做工，之后又来到殡仪馆成为了学徒。奥利弗的聪慧和机敏让他很快就在殡仪馆里站稳了脚跟，但与此同时，他亦遭到了同伴们的妒忌，他们故意挑衅激怒奥利弗，最终奥利弗离开了殡仪馆。
　　无家可归的奥利弗过起了四处流浪的生活，经过漫长的旅途，他来到了伦敦。一个名叫道奇（杰克·瓦尔德 Jack Wild 饰）的扒手将奥利弗带到了匪首费金（朗·穆迪 Ron Moody 饰）的面前，就这样，奥利弗成为了他们中的一员。一次意外中，奥利弗被警察逮捕了，但随后，他被证实是无辜的，当事人布朗罗先生（Joseph O'Conor 饰）对奥利弗感到十分愧疚，于是收留了他，奥利弗的生活能够从此走上正轨吗？

本片讲述了警察芦澎接受上级任务，历经生死，接连卧底到境内毒贩诸剌望和境外毒贩纳咓身边，跟同事们内应外合，打掉盘踞在边境附近多年的两大毒品集团的故事，展现了我们公安缉毒队员勇于奉献、不怕牺牲的伟大精神。

　　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!