| Caliber 9 | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro[2] | |
| Italian | Milano calibro 9 |
| Directed by | Fernando Di Leo |
| Screenplay by | Fernando Di Leo[3] |
| Based on | Milano calibro 9 by Giorgio Scerbanenco |
| Produced by | Armando Novelli[3] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franco Villa[3] |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini[3] |
| Music by | |
Production company | Cineproduzioni Daunia '70[1] |
| Distributed by | Lia Film |
Release date |
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| Country | Italy[1] |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | ₤754 million |
Caliber 9 (Italian: Milano calibro 9, lit. 'Milan caliber 9'; also released as The Contract[4]) is a 1972 Italian poliziottesco film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bouchet, Philippe Leroy, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, and Lionel Stander.
The film takes its title from the short story collection of the same name by Giorgio Scerbanenco, and is partially based on three of its stories.[5] The musical score was composed by Luis Enriquez Bacalov and performed by the progressive rock band Osanna.
Caliber 9 is the first part in Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy of poliziotteschi films. It was followed by La mala ordina (The Italian Connection) in 1972 and Il Boss (The Boss) in 1973.[6] In 2020, a direct sequel called Calibro 9, was released.[7]
- ^ a b Curti 2013, p. 52.
- ^ "Milano calibro 9 - art by Renato Casaro!". www.emovieposter.com. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Credits (booklet). Arrow Video. 2015. p. 3. FCD929.
- ^ Raisbeck, John (1974). "Contract, The "(Milano Calibro 9)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. 41 (480). London: 11. ISSN 0027-0407.
- ^ Curti, Roberto (2015). Film Noir, Italian Style: Giorgio Scerbanenco, Fernando Di Leo and Milano Calibro 9 (booklet). Arrow Video. p. 10. FCD929.
- ^ "Milano calibro 9 (Milan Calibre 9)". Tate Modern. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
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