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Violent Rome
Violent Rome
Directed by	Marino Girolami
Screenplay by	Vincenzo Mannino
Story by	Vincenzo Mannino
Starring	Maurizio Merli; Richard Conte; Silvano Tranquilli; Ray Lovelock; John Steiner; Daniela Giordano;
Cinematography	Fausto Zuccoli
Edited by	Vincenzo Tomassi
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Production; company	Flamina Produzioni Cinematografiche
Distributed by	Fida
Release date	13 August 1975 (Itatly);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Box office	₤ 2,495 billion (Italy)

Violent Rome (Italian: Roma violenta) is an Italian 1975 poliziottesco film directed by Marino Girolami^[2] It obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of Maurizio Merli.^[3] The film is the first entry into the Commissioner Betti Trilogy.^[4]

Cast

Maurizio Merli as Commissioner Betti
Richard Conte as Lawyer Sartori
Silvano Tranquilli as capo della Squadra Mobile
Ray Lovelock as Biondi
John Steiner as Franco Spadoni aka 'Chiodo'
Daniela Giordano as Lover of Betti
Luciano Rossi as Delivery Man

Production

After the financial success of High Crime, producer Edmondo Amati offered director Enzo G. Castellari to direct another film in the same vein.^[1] Castellari stated that he asked for more money but could not come to an agreement with the producer which led to Amati calling Castellari's father Marino Girolami to direct the film and cast Maurizio Merli.^[1] The film was shot at Incir – De Paolis in Rome.^[1]

Release

Violent Rome was released on 13 August 1975 where it was distributed by Fida.^[1] The film grossed a total of 2,495,950,443 Italian lire domestically.^[1] In the United Kingdom the film was released as Street Killers.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Curti 2013, p. 156.
^ Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
^ Curti 2013, p. 201.