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The Violent Professionals (1973)

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Original title
Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia
Directed by
Sergio Martino
Genre
detective film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Milan police officer goes undercover as a getaway driver for the mob to avenge his murdered mentor and fight crime on his own terms.

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What happens

The Violent Professionals (Italian: Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia, lit. 'Milan trembles: the police demand justice') is a 1973 poliziottesco film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Luc Merenda, Richard Conte, Silvano Tranquilli, Chris Avram and Martine Brochard. Merenda plays a Milan cop 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 his mentor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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