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The Violent Professionals
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English-language poster
Directed by Sergio Martino
Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi [1]
Story byErnesto Gastaldi [1]
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Giancarlo Ferrando [1]
Edited by Eugenio Alabiso [1]
Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis [1]
Production
companies
  • Dania Film
  • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion [1]
Distributed byInterfilm
Release date
  • 22 August 1973 (1973-08-22)(Italy)
Running time
104 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]
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).

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In 2009 Empire named it #9 in a poll of the "20 Greatest Gangster Movies You've Never Seen* (*Probably)".

Cast

Release

The Violent Professionals was released in Italy on 22 August 1973 where it was distributed by Interfilm. [1] It was a box office hit in Italy where it grossed a total of 1,162,424,000 Italian lire. [1]

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 . [1]

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References

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN   978-0786469765.