Milano trema - la polizia vuole giustizia (1973)

When Milano police lieutenant Giorga's chief is murdered by an organized crime ring, he vows to avenge his boss's death. Going undercover to continue the chief's investigation, he plans to ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay), Ernesto Gastaldi (story)

Stars:

Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Silvano Tranquilli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luc Merenda	...	Commissario Giorgio Caneparo
Richard Conte	...	Padulo aka Salassolio
Silvano Tranquilli	...	Gianni Viviani
Carlo Alighiero	...	Commissioner Nicastro
Martine Brochard	...	Maria ex
Luciano Bartoli	...	Giacomo
Lia Tanzi	...	Prostitute
Steffen Zacharias	...	Monsomerda
Bruno Corazzari	...	Padulo's man
Cirylle Spiga	...	(as Cyrille Spiga)
Rosario Borelli	...	Pepi Cartiglia (as Rosario Borrelli)
Antonio Casale	...	Casardi - Prisoner on train (as Anthony Vernon)
Bruno Boschetti	...	Padulo Henchman
Sergio Serafini	...	Padulo's man
Luciano Rossi	...	Cruciani - Prisoner on train

Storyline

When Milano police lieutenant Giorga's chief is murdered by an organized crime ring, he vows to avenge his boss's death. Going undercover to continue the chief's investigation, he plans to take over a pimping outfit and then proceed to beat up enough low-level thugs until the big guys in the crime ring take notice of him, letting him get close enough to uncover their secrets. Should this unorthodox method actually work, he still must take down the entire organization single-handed.

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Plot Keywords:

police | organized crime | bloodbath | violent death | stabbing | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

February 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Violent Professionals

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Champion, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Dania Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Commissario Giorgio Caneparo: ...he kick the hell outta half of humanity, and put a slug in the rest.
Commissario Giorgio Caneparo: A servant of society.

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Connections

Edited into Roma a mano armata (1976)

User Reviews

Italian cops and robbers

I sure that fans of Hostel Part II this year paid no attention to the Italian detective (Luc Merenda) in the film. He was part of the Italian trend in the 70s to make movies that followed the trend of Dirty Harry and The French Connection.

In this film, a man's movie to say the least, he was a cop that had no hesitation in killing criminals even when they had their hands up. He went undercover and participated in a robbery where an innocent got killed. Not a problem as his goal was to get Mr. Big.

Of course, like Dirty harry, that meant anyway he could regardless of procedure.

The DVD was of particular poor quality - the interior lighting was terrible. Except for two really good car chases, there isn't much to recommend this film.