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The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
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THE ITALIAN CONNECTION

La mala ordina (Manhunt in Milan)

Directed by Fernando Di Leo
West Germany, Italy, 1972
Crime, Action, Thriller

Synopsis

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him. But soon the hunted becomes the hunter…

Synopsis

When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him. But soon the hunted becomes the hunter…

Our take

Fernando Di Leo’s Caliber 9 was a wild ride, but it was just part one! The director returned to his acclaimed “Milieu Trilogy” for this centerpiece, bringing his taste for lurid action, sharp turns, and total mayhem to a super-cool, weirdly comical revenge thriller.