Il Boss
| Il Boss | |
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| Directed by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Produced by | Armando Novelli |
| Written by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Starring |
Henry Silva Richard Conte Gianni Garko Antonia Santilli |
| Music by | Luis Enríquez Bacalov |
| Cinematography | Franco Villa |
Release dates | 31 January 1973 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il Boss, aka The Boss, Murder Inferno or Wipeout! is a poliziottesco film written and directed by the Italian crime film specialist Fernando Di Leo in 1973. It is the final part of Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy, also consisting of Milano calibro 9 and La mala ordina, both released in 1972.
Plot
Nick Lanzetta (Henry Silva) takes out several members of a rival crime family for his boss Don Corrasco (Richard Conte). The enemy clan attempts retribution by kidnapping an associate's daughter, who turns out to be a nymphomaniac. A violent power struggle within the Mafia ensures.
Cast
- Henry Silva: Nick Lanzetta
- Richard Conte: Don Corrasco
- Gianni Garko: Commissioner Torri
- Vittorio Caprioli: the Quaestor
- Pier Paolo Capponi: Cocchi
- Antonia Santilli: Rina Daniello
- Claudio Nicastro: Don Giuseppe Daniello
- Corrado Gaipa: Lawyer Rizzo
- Gianni Musy: Carlo Attardi
- Mario Pisu: On. Gabrielli
- Marino Masé: Pignataro
- Howard Ross: Melende
External links
- Il Boss at the Internet Movie Database