The Italian Connection
| The Italian Connection | |
|---|---|
 US film poster | |
| Directed by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Produced by | Armando Novelli |
| Screenplay by |
Fernando Di Leo Augusto Finocchi Ingo Hermes |
| Story by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Starring |
Henry Silva Woody Strode Mario Adorf Adolfo Celi Luciana Paluzzi Cyril Cusack Sylva Koscina |
| Music by | Armando Trovaioli |
| Cinematography | Franco Villa |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini |
Production company |
Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 Dear Film Hermes Film Synchron |
| Distributed by |
Alpherat (Italy) American International Pictures (US) |
Release dates | 1 September 1972 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country |
Italy West Germany |
| Language |
Italian English |
The Italian Connection (Italian: La mala ordina, lit. "The mob orders") also known as Manhunt in Milan, Manhunt, Hired to Kill and Black Kingpin, is a 1972 Italian-German poliziotteschi film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo. It is the second part of Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy, starting with Caliber 9 in 1972 and ending with The Boss in 1973.
Plot
Small-time pimp Luca Canali (Mario Adorf) is hunted by both local mobsters and two killers (Henry Silva and Woody Strode) sent by the New York mafia after a shipment of heroin fails to arrive. But it becomes apparent he is not as soft as he appears as a deadly cat-and-mouse game is played out on the streets of Milan. The film contains a dramatic chase scene where Canali pursues an assassin both on car and on foot.
The two American hitmen have contrasting personalities. Dave (Silva) is something of a playboy and loudmouth, while Frank (Strode) is quiet and professional. The concept of two hitmen teamed up, one black and one white, appears to have been a likely inspiration for the characters played by John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction.[1]
Cast
- Mario Adorf - Luca Canali
- Henry Silva - Dave Catania
- Woody Strode - Frank Webster
- Adolfo Celi - Don Vito Tressoldi
- Luciana Paluzzi - Eva Lalli
- Franco Fabrizi - Enrico Moroni
- Femi Benussi - Nana
- Gianni Macchia - Nicolo
- Peter Berling - Damiano
- Francesca Romana Coluzzi - Trini
- Cyril Cusack - Corso
- Sylva Koscina - Lucia Canali
- Jessica Dublin - Miss Kenneth
- Omero Capanna - Vito's Goon
- Giuseppe Castellano - Garagaz
- Lara Wendel - Rita
References
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