Street Law (, lit. "The Citizen Rebels") is a 1974 poliziotteschi film. It stars Franco Nero, Barbara Bach and was directed by Enzo G. Castellari.

Plot

Carlo Antonelli is an engineer from Genoa who is robbed, kidnapped and beaten during an armed bank robbery. After the police drop their investigation, he decides to find the gang and take justice into his own hands, with the help of a criminal who he blackmails to assist him.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Genoa. According to Castellari the producer, Mario Cecchi Gori, did not want him to shoot the opening sequence the way he wanted due to budget constraints. Castellari circumvented this by shooting a little every day without pay and without a shooting permit, by agreement with the stuntmen and crew.

Releases

Street Law was released on 17 September 1974 in Italy, where it was distributed by and grossed 1,723,405,000 lire. The film's commercial success paved the way for the most critically panned subgenre of poliziotteschi, the vigilante film. Other vigilante films, such as Death Wish, had not yet been released in Italy. The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title Vigilante II. It has been issued on bluray in two incarnations.

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