The Sicilian Connection
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]
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| Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
| Written by | Ferdinando Baldi Duilio Coletti |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start a drug trafficking from Turkey to the United States and calls for support to the Sicilian Mafia, which protects him from Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play?
Cast
- 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
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References
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
- Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.
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