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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 08/14/2011

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The Italian Connection (1972)

Directed by Fernando Di Leo

Crime

Overview

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers get to him to eliminate any chance of them finding out he’s the wrong man.

Rated R | Length 100 minutes

Actors

Mario Adorf | Henry Silva | Woody Strode | Adolfo Celi | Luciana Paluzzi | Franco Fabrizi | Femi Benussi | Gianni Macchia | Peter Berling | Francesca Romana Coluzzi | Cyril Cusack | Sylva Koscina | Jessica Dublin | Omero Capanna | Giuseppe Castellano | Giulio Baraghini | Andrea Scotti | Imelde Marani | Gilberto Galimberti | Franca Sciutto | Ulli Lommel | Vittorio Fanfoni | Giuliano Petrelli | Pietro Ceccarelli | Pasquale Fasciano | Alberto Fogliani | Sergio Ammirata | Domenico Cianfriglia | Giovanni Cianfriglia | Clemente Ukmar | Lara Wendel | Empedocle Buzzanca | Enrico Chiappafreddo | Guerrino Crivello | Ettore Geri | Lina Franchi | Diomira Vidotto | Renato Zero | Virgilio Ponti

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Good movie, but still doesn’t compare to Il Boss, my favorite of the three.

Silva isn’t the main character here; instead he plays a secondary character - an amoralistic, callous hired killer - who is tasked with tracking down and killing a nobody pimp who’s being framed for the theft of some heroin shipment. The plot is kind of a shambles, but some great action set pieces make up for it, including a long foot/car chase that’s epic and brutal.

Probably my second most liked of the Di Leo crime films.

I coined an alternate title for this movie: “Henry Silva Kills a Kitten.”

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