Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare (1974)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (story)

Release Date:

November 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

It doesn't matter how loud you scream.

Plot:

A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't making him all that much money, so he figures to hit the "big time" by kidnapping the daughter of a rich man. |

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Murder | Nudity | Poliziottesco | Child Murder

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	Giulio Sacchi
Henry Silva	...	Commissario Walter Grandi
Laura Belli	...	Marilù Porrino
Gino Santercole	...	Vittorio
Mario Piave	...	Grandi's Assistant
Luciano Catenacci	...	Ugo Majone
Pippo Starnazza	...	Papà
Lorenzo Piani	...	Gianni - Marilù's Boyfriend
Joris Muzio	...	Giulio's Lawyer (as Muzio Joris)
Rosita Torosh	...	Marta
Franco Ferrari	...	Brambilla
Francesco D'Adda	...	Romano
Annie Carol Edel	...	Marta's friend (as Annie Edel)
Giuseppe Castellano	...	Police Inspector with glasses
Tom Felleghy	...	Judge Rossi

Also Known As:

Almost Human (USA) (reissue title)
The Death Dealer (USA) (reissue title)
The Kidnap of Mary Lou (USA)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Colour:

Colour (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba) | Germany:18 | Italy:VM14 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company:

Dania Film

Trivia:

Marc Porel was originally offered the role of Giulio Sacchi. Director Umberto Lenzi had a meeting with him and found him to be "unreliable from both a human and professional point of view." Lenzi told the producer "It's him or me." The producer asked Lenzi if Tomas Milian was OK. Milian's conditions were reasonable so he got the part.

Movie Connections:

References Popiól i diament (1958)

Entertaining Lenzi crime

This seems to be a very typical Italian crime film...and boy, do i love it. Ennio Morricone has a short, but killer instrumental tune going on at the very beginning of the film, setting the mood for what this movie is all about. We have the fine Tomas Milian playing a pathetic, gunhappy bastard who gets ticked off very easily and spends most of the movie killing the people he gets near. A high bodycount for mr. Milian here. Great boys...are you happy??? i know i am for owning this movie. I even have the soundtrack in my collection. Go see it boys!!! The American title for this movie "Almost human" is very misconceiving, as Milian in no sense seems like a human being. A translation of the Italian title is more correctly "Hate in Milano-the police can't shoot".