Il Boss

1973 film
  • Henry Silva
  • Richard Conte
  • Gianni Garko
  • Antonia Santilli
  • Corrado Gaipa
  • Marino Masé
  • Howard Ross
  • Claudio Nicastro
  • Gianni Musy
  • Mario Pisu
  • Vittorio Caprioli
  • Pier Paolo Capponi
CinematographyFranco Villa[1]Edited byAmedeo Giomini[1]Music byLuis Enriquez Bacalov[1]
Production
company
Cineproduzioni Daunia 70[1]
Distributed byAlherat
Release date
  • 1 February 1973 (1973-02-01) (Italy)
Running time
111 minutes[1]CountryItaly[1]Box office₤774.172 million
Antonia Santilli and Henry Silva

Il Boss (En. The Boss, also known as Murder Inferno) is a poliziottesco-noir film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo in 1973.[2] It is the final part of Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy, also consisting of Milano calibro 9 and La mala ordina, both released in 1972.

Plot

Nick Lanzetta (Henry Silva) takes out several members of a rival crime family for his boss Don Corrasco (Richard Conte). The enemy clan attempts retribution by kidnapping an associate's daughter, who turns out to be a nymphomaniac. A violent power struggle within the Mafia ensues.

Cast

Release

Il Boss was released in Italy on 1 February 1973, where it was distributed by Alherat.[1] The film grossed a total of ₤774.172 million Italian lira on its release.[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Curti 2013, p. 77.
  2. ^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "Il Boss". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.

External links

  • Il Boss at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata



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