| The Violent Professionals | |
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 English-language poster | |
| Directed by | Sergio Martino |
| Screenplay by | Ernesto Gastaldi |
| Story by | Ernesto Gastaldi |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
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| Distributed by | Interfilm |
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| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Box office | ₤1.162 billion |
The Violent Professionals (Italian: Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia) is a 1973 Italian Poliziotteschi gangster film directed by Sergio Martino. The film stars Luc Merenda (Giorgio Caneparo) who goes undercover as a getaway driver for the mob so he can wage a one-man war on crime to avenge the death of father-figure cop Gianni (Silvano Tranquilli).
In 2009, Empire named it #9 in a poll of the "20 Greatest Gangster Movies You've Never Seen* (*Probably)".
Cast
- Luc Merenda as Commissioner Giorgio Caneparo
- Richard Conte as Padulo aka Salassolio
- Silvano Tranquilli as Gianni Viviani
- Carlo Alighiero as Commissioner Nicastro
- Martine Brochard as Maria
- Chris Avram as Commissioner Del Buono
- Lia Tanzi as the prostitute
- Antonio Casale as Casardi
- Luciano Rossi as Cruciani
Release
The Violent Professionals was released in Italy on 22 August 1973 where it was distributed by Interfilm. It was a box office hit in Italy where it grossed a total of 1,162,424,000 Italian lire.
The film has been released in an English-language friendly DVD by Wild East and as a double feature from Alpha Video with Deadly Drifter.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 102.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links
- The Violent Professionals at IMDb
- (in Italian) Film locations in Milan
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