The Italian Connection

1972 · 96 min · IT · R · 7.1 (121 votes)

Dir. Fernando Di Leo · Starring Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Franco Fabrizi · Music Armando Trovajoli · The Milieu Trilogy

“When the Godfather signs your contract... there's no place in the world you can hide!”

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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.

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A brutal, no-holds-barred descent into the underworld. Expect sharp suits, sudden violence, and a pervasive sense of danger. This is pure 70s grit, where loyalty is a myth and survival is everything.

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