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The Italian Connection is a film of genre Drama directed by Fernando Di Leo released in USA on 31 october 1973 with Mario Adorf
The Italian Connection (1972)
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Add to a movie listLa mala ordina (aka The Italian Connection) is a poliziottesco film written and directed by the Italian crime film specialist Fernando Di Leo in 1972. It is the second part of Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy, starting with Milano calibro 9 in 1972 and ending with Il Boss (The Boss) in 1973. It had also been released under a number of titles including The Italian Connection, Manhunt in Milan, Manhunt, Hired to Kill and Black Kingpin.
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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.Actors
Mario Adorf
(Luca Canali)
Henry Silva
(Dave Catania)
Woody Strode
(Frank Webster)
Adolfo Celi
(Don Vito Tressoldi)
Luciana Paluzzi
(Eva Lalli)
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