Milano trema - la polizia vuole giustizia
Directed by:
Sergio MartinoScreenplay:
Ernesto GastaldiCinematography:
Giancarlo FerrandoCast:
Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Martine Brochard, Enrico Chiappafreddo, Malisa Longo, Silvano Tranquilli, Luciano Rossi, Chris Avram, Riccardo Petrazzi (more)Plots(1)
Tough cop Giorgio (Luc Merenda) doesn’t like to play by the rules, going as far as gunning down a ruthless criminal in broad daylight. After he’s suspended from the force and his boss is murdered, he goes on a brutal undercover dive into the criminal underworld to expose a criminal organisation with no respect for authority. Starring Richard Conte with a powerhouse score by the great composer Maurizio De Angelis and directed by cult filmmaker Sergio Martino. (88 Films)
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The Italians in the 1970s didn’t mess around and didn’t care about political correctness either. So, what is the final balance? One six-year-old child executed, a pregnant woman shot in the stomach, about 25 dead and several cars destroyed by grenades. This cult film in Italy, together with High Crime, started the poliziotteschi film trend that abounded in violence, criminals, cops and corrupt politicians. The motivation of the protagonist, a suspended policeman, is questionable, because despite the laws he’s driven only by revenge (the Italians in the 70s felt it, when their country had more than 2000 criminal or terrorist attacks every year), the plot is simple but very brisk, action follows action, and Merenda does not lack charisma in the main role, although he can't act much. There’s also an anti-corruption appeal and in general it’s a pleasantly uncompromising view of Italian society in the early 70s.
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