Caliber 9
| Caliber 9 | |
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Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
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| Directed by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Produced by | Armando Novelli |
| Screenplay by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Based on |
Milano calibro 9 by Giorgio Scerbanenco |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Luis Enríquez Bacalov |
| Cinematography | Franco Villa |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini |
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Production
companies |
Cineproduzioni Daunia '70
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| Distributed by | Lia Film |
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| Country | Italy |
| Box office | ₤754 million |
Caliber 9 (Italian: Milano calibro 9) is a 1972 poliziottesco film written and directed by the Fernando Di Leo and starring Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf and Barbara Bouchet. The film is based on a book of the same name written by Giorgio Scerbanenco.
The soundtrack for the film, Preludio Tema Variazioni e Canzona, is a collaboration album between Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian progressive rock group Osanna.
Milano calibro 9 is the first part in Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy. The film was followed by The Italian Connection in 1972 and Il Boss (The Boss) in 1973.
Small-time gangster Ugo Piazza (Gastone Moschin) is released from prison. He tries to convince the police, the mafia, his psychotic ex-friend Rocco (Mario Adorf) and his girlfriend Nelly Bordon (Barbara Bouchet) that he wants to go straight, but everyone believes he has $300,000 of stolen money hidden somewhere.
Caliber 9 was released in Italy on February 15, 1972 where it was distributed by Lia Film. It grossed a total of 754,443,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy.
The film was released on Blu-ray by Raro Video on February 22, 2011. It was released again on Blu-ray and DVD by Arrow Video on June 16, 2015.
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