The Sicilian Connection

For the 1985 film, see Pizza Connection (film). For the 1987 film, see Shatterer.
The Sicilian Connection
Italian film poster
Directed byFerdinando Baldi
Written byFerdinando Baldi
Duilio Coletti
Produced byManolo Bolognini
StarringBen Gazzara
Silvia Monti
Fausto Tozzi
Luciano Catenacci
Steffen Zacharias
Mario Pilar [fr]
Jess Hahn
CinematographyAiace Parolin
Edited byEugenio Alabiso
Music byGuido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
Production
company
    • Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
    • Rewind Film
    • Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Distributed byProduzioni Atlas Consorziate (Italy)
Release date
  • December 22, 1972 (1972-12-22) (Italy)
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

The Sicilian Connection (Italian: Afyon oppio[a], also known as The Opium Connection) is a 1972 crime film directed and co-written by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi and Jess Hahn. An Italian and French co-production, it is usually categorized as part of the poliziottesco trend of the 1970’s.[1][2]


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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
  2. ^ Roberto Curti (2006). Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. ISBN 8871805860.