Young, Violent, Dangerous

Young, Violent, Dangerous
Young, Violent, Dangerous
	Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Romolo Guerrieri
Screenplay by	Fernando di Leo; Nico Ducci;
Story by	Fernando di Leo
Based on	Bravi ragazzi bang bang and In pineta si uccide meglio; by Giorgio Scerbanenco
Produced by	Marcelo Partini; Ermanno Curti;
Starring	Tomas Milian; Eleonora Giorgi; Stefano Patrizi; Max Delys;
Cinematography	Erico Menczer
Edited by	Antonio Siciliano
Music by	Gianfranco Plenizio; Enrico Pieranunzi;
Production; company	Centro di Produzioni Citta di Milano
Distributed by	Interfilm
Release date	2 September 1976 (Italy);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
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 Farra
Max Delys as Luigi Morandi
Benjamin Lev as Giòvanni Etrusco
Eleonora Giorgi as Lea
Diego Abatantuono as Lucio
Venantino Venantini as Sign. Morandi
Gloria Piedimonte as Friend of Lucio
Tom Felleghy as Prof. Farra
Peter Berling as Oberwald

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]