Milano calibro 9
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Milano calibro 9 | |
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German poster for Milano calibro 9 |
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Directed by | Fernando Di Leo |
Produced by | Armando Novelli |
Written by | Fernando Di Leo |
Starring | Gastone Moschin Barbara Bouchet Mario Adorf Frank Wolff Luigi Pistilli |
Music by | Luis Enríquez Bacalov Osanna |
Cinematography | Franco Villa |
Release date(s) | February 15, 1972 |
Running time | 100 min. |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
IMDb profile |
Milano calibro 9 is a poliziottesco film written and directed by the Italian crime film specialist Fernando Di Leo in 1972. The film is based on a novel of the same name written by Giorgio Scerbanenco.[1] The soundtrack for the film, Preludio Tema Variazioni e Canzona, is a collaboration album between Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian progressive rock group Osanna.[2]
Milano calibro 9 is the first part in Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy. The film was followed by La mala ordina (Manhunt) in 1972 and by Il boss (The Boss) in 1973.[3]
[edit] Plot
Small-time gangster Ugo Piazza (Gastone Moschin) gets released from prison. He tries to convince the police, the mafia, his psychotic ex-friend Rocco (Mario Adorf) and his girlfriend Nelly Bordon (Barbara Bouchet) that he wants to go straight, but everyone believes he has $300,000 of stolen money hidden somewhere.
[edit] References
- ^ Full Cast and Crew for Milano calibro 9. IMDb. Retrieved on January 7, 2007.
- ^ Osanna. ItalianProg. Retrieved on January 7, 2007.
- ^ Milano calibro 9 (Milan Calibre 9). Tate Modern. Retrieved on January 7, 2007.