The Italian Connection
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The Italian Connection (1972, Italy/Germany) is a Italian Crime film directed by Fernando DiLeo.
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- Featured in: Trailer Trauma 5: '70s Action Attack (BluRay) | Fernando DiLeo Crime Collection | La Trilogie Du Milieu
- Included in: 20 Italian Crime Cinema Classics
Main Details
- Released in 1972
- Color
- Running Time: 93 Minutes
- Production Co: Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 | Dear Film Produzione | Hermes Synchron
- Distribution Co: American International Pictures (AIP) (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed) | Astral Films (1973) (Canada) (theatrical) (as "The Italian Connection") (dubbed)
- Directed by Fernando DiLeo
- Written by Fernando Di Leo, Augusto Finocchi, Ingo Hermes
- Starring Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
- Produced by Armando Novelli
- Original Music by Armando Trovajoli
- Cinematography by Franco Villa
- Film Editing by Amedeo Giomini
- Poster by George Akimoto
Plot Summary
- A Milanese pimp is pursued by - and then pursues - a pair of New York hitmen and the gangsters who framed him for stealing a shipment of heroin.
Also Known As
- La Mala Ordina (Italy) | Ajojahti (Finland) | Black Kingpin (USA) (video title) | L'Empire du crime (France) | Hired to Kill (International) (English title) | Hit Men (USA) (video title) | Hitmen (USA) (video title) | Maffian ger order (Sweden) | Der Mafiaboss: Sie töten wie Schakale (Germany) | Der Mafiaboss - Der Eisenfresser (Germany) | Man Hunt (USA) (video title) | Manhunt (USA) (video title) | Manhunt in Milan (UK) | Manhunt in the City (International) (English title) | Nuestro hombre en Milán (Spain) | Der Tod des Paten (Germany)
Taglines
- GODFATHER Wants Revenge!
- The Contracts Are Out...The Hitmen Gather. All Hell Explodes in the Underworld!