Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia

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).

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. It was a box office hit in Italy where it grossed a total of 1,162,424,000 Italian lire.

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.