Street Law
Italian film poster by Renato Casaro
Directed by	Enzo G. Castellari
Screenplay by	Massimo De Rita Dino Maiuri[1]
Produced by	Mario Cecchi Gori[1]
Starring	Franco Nero Giancarlo Prete Barbara Bach Renzo Palmer
Cinematography	Carlo Carlini[1]
Edited by	Gianfranco Amicucci[1]
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis[1]
Production company	Capital Film
Distributed by	Cineriz
Release date	17 September 1974 (1974-09-17) (Italy)
Running time	100 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤1.723 billion

Street Law (Italian: Il cittadino si ribella, 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 (Franco Nero) is an engineer from Genoa who is mugged. After the police drop their investigation, he decides to take justice into his own hands. The muggers beat him again, but a young robber helps him to take his revenge.

Cast

• Franco Nero as Carlo Antonelli
• Giancarlo Prete as Tommy
• Barbara Bach as Barbara
• Renzo Palmer as Inspector
• Nazzareno Zamperla as Beard
• Romano Puppo as Ringleader

Production

The film was shot at Incir-De Paolis in Rome and on location in Genoa.^[1]

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.^[2] Castellari circumvented this by shooting a little every day without pay and without a shooting permit, by agreement with the stuntmen and crew.^[2]

Releases

Street Law was released on 17 September 1974 in Italy, where it was distributed by and grossed 1,723,405,000 lire.^[1] The film's commercial success paved the way for the most critically panned subgenre of poliziotteschi, the vigilante film.^[1] Other vigilante films, such as Death Wish, had not yet been released in Italy.^[1]

The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title Vigilante II.^[1]