Due to his violent past, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III has been transferred to a rural outpost. When two thugs kill the sheriff, Geronimo shoots one, and the other vows revenge. The thug turns out to be a mob boss, and the court orders Geronimo to extradite him back to Sicily. When their plane is hijacked, the adversaries find their roles reversed.

Joe Don Baker
as Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III

Venantino Venantini
as Joseph Palermo

Bill McKinney
as Wilson

Patrizia Pellegrino
as Gina

Helena Dalli
as Maria

Rossano Brazzi
as Lamanna

Lino Grech
as Mifsud

Tony Ellul
as Young Officer

Joe Theuma
as Fosta

Bettina Amato-Gauci
as Anna