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乾隆年间，山东受灾，灾情十分严重，刘墉夫人的哥哥信亲王准备谋反，信亲王命令亲信山东巡抚顾如水，风灾不救，激起民变，从而乘机举事。年过花甲的刘墉奉皇帝的旨意，回老家山东置休荣养，并赏赐了天子剑，使刘墉有代天巡视的权利。从此开始了刘墉白衣断案的传奇。当时山东遭灾，哀泻遍野、民不聊生，刘墉和夫人在回乡路上目睹了百姓的疾苦，深感不安，同时又感到奇怪，朝廷已经派下了赈灾粮款，为什么还要流离失所？刘墉发现一路上为灾民设置的粥棚所舍的粥内，都有碎石子。刘墉还乡使山东的巡抚顾如水、山东按察使尹伏深感不安，为了掩盖谋反意图，分散刘墉的注意，他们故意安排进贡的金砖丢失案，千方百计地请求刘墉出山破案。刘墉凭看超人的洞察力，迅速将案件破获，并一举查获赈灾不利的山东大小官员二十三名，使山东西姓得到救济，参奏了山东巡抚顾如水，粉碎了信亲王的阴谋。。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!。