| Antonio Sabato | ... | Salvatore "Toto" Cangemi | |
| Philippe Leroy | ... | Roger Daverty | |
| Antonio Casagrande | ... | Lino Caruso | |
| Carla Romanelli | ... | Virginia | |
| Alessandro Sperli | ... | Billy Barone | |
| Franco Fantasia | ... | Chief Inspector Contalvi | |
| Tano Cimarosa | ... | Nino Balsamo | |
| Marisa Mell | ... | Jasmina Sanders | |
| Piero Corbetta | ... | Doctor | |
| Vittorio Pinelli | ... | Orso | |
| Tony Raccosta | ... | Lupo (as Domenico Raccosta) | |
| Claudio Sforzini | ... | Ricciolino | |
| Carla Mancini | ... | Gabriella | |
| Luigi Antonio Guerra | ... | Policeman | |
| Vittorio Sancisi | ... | Daverty Henchman | |
| Vittorio Joderi | ... | Giorgio | |
| Naiba Pedersoli | ... | Carmela, Salvatore's houskeeper | |
| Lucio Como | ... | Martin | |
| Riccardo De Stefanis | |||
| Ottavio Fanfani | ... | Avv. Samperi | |
| Idris Josuf | |||
| Marta Fabiani | ... | Vicky - la studentessa | |
| Elsa Boni | ... | Francesca | |
| Giancarlo Busi | |||
| Ugo Bologna | ... | Judge | |
| Filippo La Neve | ... | Gangster | |
| Elena Pantano | ... | Salvatore's Mother | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Achille Grioni | ... | Policeman lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Gabriella Lepori | ... | Vanessa (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Umberto Lenzi | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Franco Enna | screenplay | |
| Ombretta Lanza | story | |
| Umberto Lenzi | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Giuseppe Tortorella | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Carlo Rustichelli | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lamberto Caimi | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jolanda Benvenuti | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Sergio Palmieri | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Silvio Laurenzi | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sergio Angeloni | .... | makeup artist | |
| Wanda Belini | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Gino Soldi | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Franco Fantasia | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Renato Marinelli | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Domenico Pasquadibisceglie | .... | sound (as Dino Pasquadibisceglie) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Celeste Battistelli | .... | special effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Taddeo Bontempelli | .... | still photographer | |
| Sergio Martinelli | .... | camera operator | |
| Roberto Seveso | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Adriana Manici | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Elisa Nardelli | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Carmine Del Monaco | .... | production assistant | |
| Lucia Grazzi | .... | script supervisor | |
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"Gang Wars in Milan" is Umberto Lenzi's worthwhile and compelling imitation of "The Godfather" in Italy during the 1970's this type of films got labeled as the "Poliziottesco" about the rivalry and battle between Sicilian pimps and French drug dealers. The drug barons are putting severe pressure on the sly and sleazy Salvatore "Toto" Cangemi, who practically has a monopoly over the prostitution network in Milan, to have his hookers sell heroin. The greedy French wolves also demand 70% of the profit, so you can image Toto refuses. The "negotiations" rapidly run out of hand, with some car-bombs left, some drug labs getting destroyed right and a handful of prostitutes being mutilated center, and gradually escalate into a devastating gang war. So, basically, what I've learned from this film is the actual definition of a mafia partnership: they start a war over 20% and when they finally do reach an agreement, all they do is double-crossing each other! "Milano Rovente" isn't the most spectacular of Italian crime epics of the 70's, as there are reasonably few car chases and violent shootouts on display, but it's nevertheless a solidly scripted and professionally acted atmosphere-driven thriller. There are some excellent plot twists to keep you interested throughout and the bit of cruelty (especially towards women) are quite hard to stomach. The film may lack some essential Poliziottesco aspects, like a dazzling soundtrack and ultra-psychopathic characters, but it was definitely a terrific predecessor to Umberto Lenzi's ultimate crime masterpiece "Almost Human".