The Violent Four

A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté

as Piero Cavallero

Don Backy

as Sante Notarnicola

Tomas Milian

as Commissioner Basevi

Ray Lovelock

as Donato 'Tuccio' Lopez

Margaret Lee

as Prostitute

Carla Gravina

as Anna

Piero Mazzarella

as Piva

Ezio Sancrotti

as Adriano Rovoletto 'Bartolini'

Laura Solari

as Tuccio's Mother

Pietro Martellanza

as The Protector

Reviews

CinemaSerf

It’s like an LP, this feature. On one side we see an almost documentary style of drama depicting a Milan in the throes of a (real) crime wave. On the other, we are introduced to some pretty successful perpetrators of those crimes who are robbing banks of millions of lire with impunity. The opening s...

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