Emergency Squad (1974 film)
Emergency Squad is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Stelvio Massi.Cast
- Tomas Milian as Tomas Ravelli
- Mario Carotenuto as Lavagni
- Gastone Moschin as "The Marseilles"
- Ray Lovelock as Rino
- Stefania Casini as Marta Hayworth
- Ilaria Guerini as Fede
- Guido Leontini as Mario Berlotti aka "Cranio"
- Enzo Andronico as Alberto
- Giuseppe Castellano as Beppe
Release
Emergency Squad was distributed theatrically in Italy on 24 April 1974 by Jumbo Cinematografica. The film grossed a total of 985,981,000 Italian lire. Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described Emergency Squad as a "surprising commercial hit" on its initial theatrical release.
Director Stelvio Massi recalled that on the film's premiere in Rome he was deeply embarrassed by the audience's reaction to a scene where bandits shoot a police car that explodes as the audience greeted the scene with rapturous applause.Footnotes