Il Boss

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Il Boss
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Italian film poster
Directed by Fernando di Leo
Screenplay byFernando di Leo [1]
Based onIl mafioso
by Peter McCurtin
Produced byArmando Novelli [1]
Starring
CinematographyFranco Villa [1]
Edited byAmedeo Giomini [1]
Music by Luis 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 Antonia Santilli e Henry Silva, nel film Il boss, 1973.png
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.

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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.

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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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.


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