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本片在当年大受欢迎，曾获奥斯卡最佳影片等七项金像奖，并同时成为年度最卖座电影冠军。歌影双栖巨星宾．克罗斯拜扮演年轻的神父，奉命去接管一个经济状况不佳的教区。他利用自己的作曲才华，又以随和的作风训练街头的孩子成为唱诗班，巡回表演筹款，终于解决了教堂重建的基金问题。导演利奥．麦凯里首先利用老神父和年轻神父的性格对比来制造喜剧趣味，接着把圣诗用流行曲方式演唱，打破宗教电影的严肃面貌，也成功地表达了“教会创新”的主题，因此受到大众的欢迎，接着更拍了续集《圣玛莉钟声》。 1992年，好莱坞以本片为蓝本重拍成《修女也疯狂》，将主角由神父改为修女，并由白人改为黑人，由说学逗唱皆能的胡比．戈德堡主演，果然再度轰动，并且也拍了续集。。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!。
