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| The Sicilian Connection | |
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| Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
| Written by | Ferdinando Baldi Duilio Coletti |
| Produced by | Manolo Bolognini |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara Silvia Monti Fausto Tozzi Luciano Catenacci Steffen Zacharias Mario Pilar Jess Hahn |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Music by | Guido De Angelis Maurizio De Angelis |
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| Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (Italy) |
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| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
The Sicilian Connection (Italian: Afyon oppio[a], also known as The Opium Connection) is a 1972 crime film directed and co-written by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi and Jess Hahn. An Italian and French co-production, it is usually categorized as part of the poliziottesco trend of the 1970’s.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start trafficking drugs from Turkey to the United States and calls for the support of the Sicilian Mafia, who would protect him from the Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play?
Cast
[edit]- Ben Gazzara as Joseph Coppola
- Silvia Monti as Claudia
- Fausto Tozzi as Don Vincenzo
- Jess Hahn as Sacha
- Steffen Zacharias as Sally
- Luciano Catenacci as Tony Nicolodi
- Mario Pilar as Ibrahim
- Corrado Gaipa as Don Calogero
- José Greci as Lucia Calogero
- Malisa Longo as Rosalia Calogero
- Teodoro Corrà as Ciro
- Luciano Rossi as Hans
- Bruno Corazzari as Larry
- Carlo Gaddi as Albertini
- Giuseppe Castellano as Mike
- John Bartha as FBI Agent
- Yavuz Selekman
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- ^ Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
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