Caliber 9
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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.
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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 |
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Country | Italy[1] |
Language | Italian |
Box office | ₤754 million |
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]