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 |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Fernando Di Leo | Story |
| Writing | Fernando Di Leo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fernando Di Leo | Dialogue |
| Writing | Augusto Finocchi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ingo Hermes | Screenplay |
| Editing | Amedeo Giomini | Editor |
| Art | Francesco Cuppini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesco Cuppini | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Mura | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Luciano Appignani | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Lanfranco Ceccarelli | Production Manager |
| Production | Armando Novelli | General Manager |
| Production | Vincenzo Salviani | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Goffredo Salvatori | Sound |
| Crew | Basilio Patrizi | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gilberto Galimberti | Stunts |
| Crew | Sergio Mioni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Mario Adorf | Stunts |
| Crew | Omero Capanna | Stunts |
| Crew | Pietro Ceccarelli | Stunts |
| Crew | Enrico Chiappafreddo | Stunts |
| Crew | Domenico Cianfriglia | Stunts |
| Crew | Giovanni Cianfriglia | Stunts |
| Crew | Sergio Mioni | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Virgilio Ponti | Stunts |
| Crew | Clemente Ukmar | Stunts |
| Camera | Enrico Biribicchi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Claudio Morabito | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Ornella Chistolini | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Vivalda Vigorelli | Continuity |
| Directing | Franco Lo Cascio | Assistant Director |