The Violent Professionals

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).

The Violent Professionals
English-language poster
Directed by	Sergio Martino
Screenplay by	Ernesto Gastaldi[1]
Story by	Ernesto Gastaldi[1]
Produced by	Luciano Martino Carlo Ponti[1]
Starring	Luc Merenda Richard Conte Silvano Tranquilli Carlo Alighiero
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 by	Interfilm
Release date	22 August 1973 (1973-08-22) (Italy)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤1.162 billion

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.^[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]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1973