The Sicilian Connection
| The Sicilian Connection | |
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| Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
| Written by | Ferdinando Baldi Duilio Coletti |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
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| Language | Italian |
The Sicilian Connection (Italian: Afyon oppio, French: Action héroïne, also known as The Opium Connection and La filière) is a 1972 Italian-French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi.[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
- José Greci as Lucia
- Malisa Longo as Rosalia Calogero
- Luciano Catenacci as Tony Nicolodi
- Mario Pilar as Ibrahim
- Luciano Rossi as Dr. Hans
- Corrado Gaipa as Don Calogero
- Bruno Corazzari as Larry
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.
External links
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Categories:
- 1972 films
- 1972 drama films
- Italian drama films
- 1970s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi
- Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
- Films about the illegal drug trade
- Films set in Sicily
- Films set in Turkey
- Foreign films set in the United States
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s Italian film stubs