Young, Violent, Dangerous

1976 film

Fernando di Leo
Nico Ducci^[1]

Story byFernando di Leo^[1]Based onBravi ragazzi bang bang and In pineta si uccide meglio
by Giorgio ScerbanencoProduced by

Marcelo Partini
Ermanno Curti^[1]

Starring

Tomas Milian
Eleonora Giorgi
Stefano Patrizi
Max Delys

CinematographyErico Menczer^[1]Edited byAntonio Siciliano^[1]Music by

Gianfranco Plenizio
Enrico Pieranunzi^[1]

Production
company

Centro di Produzioni Citta di Milano^[1]

Distributed byInterfilm

Release date

2 September 1976 (1976-09-02) (Italy)

Running time

100 minutes^[1]CountryItaly^[1]Box office₤856,779 million

Young, Violent, Dangerous (Italian: Liberi armati pericolosi), is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco" film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It is based on the short stories "Bravi ragazzi bang bang and In pineta si uccide meglio, both included in Giorgio Scerbanenco's short stories collection Milano calibro 9.^[1]

Plot

In Italy, three young men go on a violent crime spree and end up being chased by the police across the country.

Cast

Tomas Milian as Commissioner
Stefano Patrizi as Mario
Max Delys as Luis
Benjamin Lev as Giò
Eleonora Giorgi as Lea
Diego Abatantuono as Lucio
Venantino Venantini
Gloria Piedimonte

Production

Young, Violent, Dangerous story by Fernando di Leo was based on the short stories of Giorgio Scerbanenco, specifically Bravi ragazzi bang bang and In pineta si uccide meglio, both included in his short stories collection Milano calibro 9.^[1]

The film was shot at Elios Film in Milan and on location in Milan and Pavia.^[1]

Release

Young, Violent, Dangerous was distributed theatrically in Italy by Interfilm on 2 September 1976.^[1] The film grossed a total of 856,779,300 Italian lire domestically.^[1] The film was released on DVD in Italy by the label Raro and its soundtrack on compact disc by Beat Records.^[1]