The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection

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

1972•1h 36m•7.0/10

CrimeAction

Ratings

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7.0/10(118)

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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Production

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70, Hermes Synchron

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Luca Canali

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Dave Catania

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Frank Webster

Adolfo Celi

Adolfo Celi

Don Vito Tressoldi

Luciana Paluzzi

Luciana Paluzzi

Eva Lalli

Franco Fabrizi

Franco Fabrizi

Enrico Moroni

Femi Benussi

Femi Benussi

Nana

Gianni Macchia

Gianni Macchia

Nicola

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Damiano

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Trini

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Corso

Sylva Koscina

Sylva Koscina

Lucia Canali

Jessica Dublin

Jessica Dublin

Miss Kenneth

Omero Capanna

Omero Capanna

Tressoldi's Henchman at Carpentry

Giuseppe Castellano

Giuseppe Castellano

Piero Panunzio

Giulio Baraghini

Giulio Baraghini

Tressoldi's Henchman with Nicola

Andrea Scotti

Andrea Scotti

Tressoldi's Henchman

Imelde Marani

Imelde Marani

Cloakroom Attendant

Gilberto Galimberti

Gilberto Galimberti

Tressoldi's Henchman at Carpentry

Franca Sciutto

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