Milano calibro 9 (1972)

Director:

Fernando Di Leo

Writers:

Fernando Di Leo (story) and
Giorgio Scerbanenco (book)

Release Date:

15 febrero 1972 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Plot:

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture...

Plot Keywords:

Part Of Trilogy | Poliziottesco | Progressive Rock | Based On Book | Based On Novel

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Mind-Blowing and Incomparably Brilliant Masterpiece of Italian Crime Cinema

Cast

Gastone Moschin	...	Ugo Piazza
Barbara Bouchet	...	Nelly Bordon
Mario Adorf	...	Rocco Musco
Frank Wolff	...	Police Commissioner
Luigi Pistilli	...	Mercuri (Fonzino in US version)
Ivo Garrani	...	Don Vincenzo
Philippe Leroy	...	Chino (Kino in US version)
Lionel Stander	...	Americano (Mikado in US version)
Mario Novelli	...	Pasquale Tallarico
Giuseppe Castellano	...	Nicola
Salvatore Arico
Fernando Cerulli
Giulio Baraghini
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Franco Beltramme
Rossella Bergamonti
Ernesto Colli	...	Alfredo Bertolon
Alberto Fogliani
Imelde Marani
Sergio Serafini
Mira Vidotto		(as Diomira Vidotto)

También conocida como:

Caliber 9 (USA)
Milano calibro nove (Italy) (alternative spelling)
Milán, calibre 9 (Spain) [es]

Duración:

Italy:100 min | USA:88 min | Finland:97 min

País:

Italy

Idioma:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16

Company:

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70

Trivialidades:

Fernando Di Leo admitted that, with a critical eye, the scenes at the Police Station among the "fascist" Commissioner and the "communist" Mercuri should be taken off because they take strength out of the main story. But the work of actors Frank Wolff and Luigi Pistilli was so good that he couldn't absolutely cut it off.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Mind-Blowing and Incomparably Brilliant Masterpiece of Italian Crime Cinema

Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an incomparably brilliant masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, without doubt, one of the greatest gangster films ever brought to screen. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am considered "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is pure perfection in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, contains an enormous amount of social criticism, the performances, the excellent atmosphere and non-stop suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which ranks among my favorite films of all-time.

Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan...

"Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly real atmosphere like hardly another. The storyline is one of the most compelling ones ever in crime cinema, and it goes in hand with brilliant characters, astonishing suspense, raw atmosphere and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is excellent as the erratic and irascible gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove, and the great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don. The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is (alongside Fulci's Giallo-masterpiece "Don't Torture A Duckling") her most memorable role. This is also a political film and director Di Leo is not shy to throw in a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love films. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards, and, to me personally, "Milano Calibro 9" is arguably THE greatest Crime flick ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours. Brilliant Beyond Comparison! 10/10