Caliber 9
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Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss. Caliber 9 is the first part in Di Leo's "Milieu" Trilogy of poliziotteschi films. It was followed by "The Italian Connection" (1972) and "The Boss" (1973).
Status: Released
Released Date: 1972-02-15
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: Fernando Di Leo
Spoken language: Italiano
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
Original title: Caliber 9
Production Companies: Cineproduzioni Daunia 70
Production Countries: Italy
Cast
Gastone Moschin
Barbara Bouchet
Mario Adorf
Frank Wolff
Luigi Pistilli
Ivo Garrani
Lionel Stander
Philippe Leroy
Mario Novelli
Giuseppe Castellano
Salvatore Arico
Fernando Cerulli
Giulio Baraghini
Ernesto Colli
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