Caliber 9
| 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 |
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]
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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. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067429/fullcredits#writers. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ "Osanna". ItalianProg. http://www.italianprog.com/a_osanna.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
- ^ "Milano calibro 9 (Milan Calibre 9)". Tate Modern. http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/film/milanocalibro9milancalibre94278.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
[edit] External links
- Caliber 9 at the Internet Movie Database
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