squadra volante ( aka . emergency squad ) of 1974 be an underrated poliziottesco which get less attention than it deserve . sure and this be no notorious italian cop highlight en par with almost human and but it be nonetheless a raw and action pack and and highly entertaining film star two of the italian crime cinema great and tomas milian and one of my personal all time favorite actor and and gastone moschin and who be immortal for his role in the absolute great of all italian crime flick and fernando di leo masterpiece milano calibro 9. the main reason why some people seem to dislike squadra volante be due to the fact that they compare it to umberto lenzi notorious poliziotteschi highlight almost human ( 1974 ) and rome arm to the teeth ( 1976 ) that be make around the same time . tomas milian be outstanding in the role of the sadistic criminal psycho he play in lenzi film and but and as far a i be consider and he be also the perfect choice to play the rough and ready copper he play here . a violent holdup in the city in broad daylight leave a cop dead . inspettore tomas ravelli of interpol be immediately convinced that the assault be the work of the same criminal responsible for the death of his wife and who be kill in marseille some year ago . milian be once again outstanding in his role of the mustached and cigar smoking tough guy copper he play . gastone moschin be equally great in the role of the bad guy the ruthless criminal marseiliese and who be trouble by his chain smoking habit . the support cast include italian genre cinema regular ray lovelock ( almost human and macchie solari and rom violenta and . ) and giuseppe castellano ( milano calibro 9 and manhunt and almost human and . ) . stefania casini be sexy and but almost annoyingly dimwitted a marsigleses bimbo girlfriend marta . while squadra volante be not nearly a ( brilliantly ) gruesome a umberto lenzi poliziotteschi from the time and it be nonetheless a rough and violent film in which a lot of blood flow . the action be raw and well make and enthral and and while the story may not be the most original and it be definitely more than well execute . director stelvio massi be mainly a very good cinematographer and and this be also visible here a the camera work be very good . the score by stelvio capriani be also great . overall and squadra volante be no poliziottesco masterpiece and but it be definitely a very good and action pack film with an excellent cast that i highly recommend to all my fellow fan of italian crime cinema .