The Italian Connection (1972)
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.
Director:
Fernando Di Leo
Writers:
Fernando Di Leo, Augusto Finocchi, Ingo Hermes.
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Mario Adorf as Luca Canali |
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Henry Silva as Dave Catania |
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Woody Strode as Frank Webster |
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Adolfo Celi as Don Vito Tressoldi |
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Luciana Paluzzi as Eva Lalli |
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Franco Fabrizi as Enrico Moroni |
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Femi Benussi as Nana |
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Gianni Macchia as Nicola |
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Peter Berling as Damiano |
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Francesca Romana Coluzzi as Trini |
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Cyril Cusack as Corso |
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Sylva Koscina as Lucia Canali |
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Jessica Dublin as Miss Kenneth |
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Omero Capanna as Tressoldi's Henchman at Carpentry |
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Giuseppe Castellano as Piero Panunzio |
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Giulio Baraghini as Tressoldi's Henchman with Nicola |
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Andrea Scotti as Tressoldi's Henchman |
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Imelde Marani as Cloakroom Attendant |
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Gilberto Galimberti as Tressoldi's Henchman at Carpentry |
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Franca Sciutto as |
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Ulli Lommel as Tressoldi's Hallway Guard |
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Vittorio Fanfoni as |
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Giuliano Petrelli as Francesco |
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Pietro Ceccarelli as Tressoldi's Henchman |
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Pasquale Fasciano as Dog |
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Alberto Fogliani as Tressoldi's Henchman in Garage |
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Sergio Ammirata as Carlo (uncredited) |
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Domenico Cianfriglia as Gustavino (uncredited) |
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Giovanni Cianfriglia as Peppiniello (uncredited) |
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Clemente Ukmar as Barone (uncredited) |
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Lara Wendel as Rita Canali (uncredited) |
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Empedocle Buzzanca as Tressoldi's Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Enrico Chiappafreddo as Tressoldi's Henchman with Nicola (uncredited) |
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Guerrino Crivello as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Ettore Geri as Disco Bartender (uncredited) |
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Lina Franchi as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Diomira Vidotto as Prostitute (uncredited) |
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Renato Zero as Trini's Friend (uncredited) |
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Virgilio Ponti as Pimp (uncredited) |
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Gianlorenzo Bernini as Pimp (uncredited) |
| Directing | Fernando Di Leo | Director |
| Camera | Franco Villa | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Fernando Di Leo | Dialogue |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Fernando Di Leo | Story |
| Writing | Fernando Di Leo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Augusto Finocchi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ingo Hermes | Screenplay |
| Editing | Amedeo Giomini | Editor |
| Production | Vincenzo Salviani | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Domenico Cianfriglia | Stunts |
| Crew | Giovanni Cianfriglia | Stunts |
| Crew | Clemente Ukmar | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesco Cuppini | Costume Design |
| Crew | Sergio Mioni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Virgilio Ponti | Stunts |
| Crew | Mario Adorf | Stunts |
| Production | Armando Novelli | General Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Mura | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Lanfranco Ceccarelli | Production Manager |
| Production | Luciano Appignani | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Basilio Patrizi | Special Effects |
| Camera | Claudio Morabito | Camera Operator |
| Art | Francesco Cuppini | Production Design |
| Crew | Sergio Mioni | Stunt Driver |
| Editing | Ornella Chistolini | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Goffredo Salvatori | Sound |
| Crew | Enrico Chiappafreddo | Stunts |
| Crew | Omero Capanna | Stunts |
| Crew | Pietro Ceccarelli | Stunts |
| Directing | Vivalda Vigorelli | Continuity |
| Crew | Gilberto Galimberti | Stunts |
| Camera | Enrico Biribicchi | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Franco Lo Cascio | Assistant Director |