The Violent Professionals

The Violent Professionals
English-language poster
Directed bySergio Martino
Screenplay byErnesto Gastaldi
Story byErnesto Gastaldi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGiancarlo Ferrando
Edited byEugenio Alabiso
Music byGuido & Maurizio De Angelis
Production
companies
  • Dania Film
  • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Distributed byInterfilm
Release date
  • 22 August 1973 (1973-08-22) (Italy)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryItaly
Box office₤1.162 billion

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)".