Emergency Squad (1974 film)

Emergency Squad (Italian: Squadra volante) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Stelvio Massi.^[2][3][4]

Emergency Squad
Directed by	Stelvio Massi
Screenplay by	Dardano Sacchetti Adriano Bolzoni Franco Barberi Stelvio Massi[1]
Story by	Dardano Sacchetti[1]
Starring	Tomas Milian Gastone Moschin Stefania Casini Guido Leontini
Cinematography	Sergio Rubini[1]
Edited by	Mauro Bonnani[1]
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani[1]
Production company	C.B.A. Produttori e Distributori Associati[1]
Distributed by	Jumbo Cinematografica
Release date	24 April 1974 (1974-04-24) (Italy)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤985.981 million

Cast

• Tomas Milian as Tomas Ravelli
• Mario Carotenuto as Lavagni
• Gastone Moschin as "The Marseilles"
• Ray Lovelock as Rino
• Stefania Casini as Marta Hayworth
• Ilaria Guerini as Fede
• Guido Leontini as Mario Berlotti aka "Cranio"
• Enzo Andronico as Alberto
• Giuseppe Castellano (actor) as Beppe

Release

Emergency Squad was distributed theatrically in Italy on 24 April 1974 by Jumbo Cinematografica.^[1] The film grossed a total of 985,981,000 Italian lire.^[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described Emergency Squad as a "surprising commercial hit" on its initial theatrical release.^[1][5]

Director Stelvio Massi recalled that on the film's premiere in Rome he was deeply embarrassed by the audience's reaction to a scene where bandits shoot a police car that explodes as the audience greeted the scene with rapturous applause.^[1]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1974