The Italian Connection (1972)

Original title

La mala ordina

Directed by

Fernando Di Leo

Genre

action film, thriller film, gangster film

Country

Germany, Italy

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 119 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small-time criminal gets caught between rival mob factions in Milan. Hit men arrive from New York to settle a score and a deadly manhunt ensues.

tensegrittyfast-pacednoir-ishviolentsuspensefulstylishurban

What happens

The Italian Connection (Italian: La mala ordina, lit. 'The mob orders', also released as Manhunt in the City and Manhunt in Milan) is a 1972 noir-thriller film directed and co-written by Fernando Di Leo; starring Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Sylva Koscina, and Cyril Cusack. The film is the second part of Di Leo's “Milieu trilogy”, preceded by Caliber 9 (also 1972) and followed by The Boss (1973). It was released to Italian theatres on September 2, 1972. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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