Citroën DS make appearances in chase scenes of a number of European films in the 1960s and 70s. Poliziotto Sprint (the English version was titled Highway Racer) from 1977 contains one of the most famous chase scenes involving a Ferrari 250 GTE. The film was partly inspired by the career of Armando Spatafora, an Italian “flying squad” police officer.
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Thanks to Geoff at Hunter’s Moon YouTube channel, we have The Story of the Lynx and the Black Panther Ferrari Police Car. It provides in a short 11 and one half minutes — some great insight into how Armando Spatafora became that noted police officer who chased many criminals, first in an Alfa Romeo Lynx and then in a Black Ferrari 250 GT/E. And for Citroën enthusiasts, Geoff borrowed scenes from the Poliziotto Sprint film to illustrate a particular pursuit of a Citroën DS in 1964. Even though in the film a post 1968 DS model (with “cat’s eye” headlights) was featured, the visuals make the point about the prowess of Armando Spatafora. The DS sequence appears at the 5:45 mark in this video:
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You can find the entire Poliziotto Sprint film here: https://my.mail.ru/mail/vm_gluschenko/video/115083/149710.html
And if you would like to see more classic DS car chase scenes, check out this “Classic Cars in Movies – Citroën DS” YouTube video with chase scenes from these films:
- Tony Arzenta (1973)
- Quelques Messieurs Trop Tranquilles (1973)
- La Pula del Gangster (1975)
- Then Baron (1966)
Watch them here:
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And of course, we’d be amiss if we didn’t mention the 1973 Italian movie “La Polizia Incrimina La Legge Assolve” where crooks in a Citroën DS Break are chased by the cops in an Alfa Romeo Berlina:
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