The Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe is an Italian action-Poliziotteschi series of popular films started in 1976 with The Tough Ones and continued for 5 films before ending with Brothers Till We Die in 1977. All five films star Tomas Milian (his character depending on the film) and four of the five films being directed by Umberto Lenzi. The Tough Ones introduced the characters Inspector Leo Tanzi (played by Maurizio Merli) and Moretto (nicknamed 'The Hunchback' and played by Tomas Milian). The Tanzi character returns in the sequel The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (which has Milian return but playing a different character nicknamed "The Chinaman"). The same year as The Tough Ones, Lenzi/Milian made Free Hand for a Tough Cop, which is the debut of Milian playing his role of Monnezza. His character Monnezza would return in a sequel called Destruction Force (the only film in this shared universe not directed by Umberto Lenzi) and again in the 1977 sequel Brothers Till We Die, which has Milian play dual roles as Monnezza and Moretto, the latter returning from the film The Tough Ones. The character of Monezza played by Tomas Milian in Free Hand for a Tough Cop, Destruction Force and Brothers Till We Die, was inspired by his character Nico Giraldi beginning with the film The Cop in Blue Jeans in 1976, a character he would continue to play in 11 total films between 1976 and 1984. In an interview, Milian said he viewed both Monnezza and Nico Giraldo as the same person. Films Cast and characters References