Caliber 9 (1972)
"Milano calibro 9" (original title)

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden... See full summary »

Director:

Fernando Di Leo

Writers:

Fernando Di Leo (story), Giorgio Scerbanenco (book)

Stars:

Gastone Moschin, Barbara Bouchet, Mario Adorf

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gastone Moschin	...	Ugo Piazza
Barbara Bouchet	...	Nelly Bordon
Mario Adorf	...	Rocco Musco
Frank Wolff	...	Police Commissioner
Luigi Pistilli	...	Mercuri
Ivo Garrani	...	Don Vincenzo
Philippe Leroy	...	Chino
Lionel Stander	...	Americano
Mario Novelli	...	Pasquale Tallarico
Giuseppe Castellano	...	Nicola
Salvatore Arico	...	Luca
Fernando Cerulli	...	Portiere dell'albergo di Ugo Piazza
Giulio Baraghini	...	Brigadiere
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Franco Beltramme	...	The American's Henchman
Rossella Bergamonti	...	Street Woman

Storyline

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | torture | drugs | police | violence | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 February 1972 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Caliber 9

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fernando Di Leo admitted that, with a critical eye, the scenes at the Police Station among the "fascist" Commissioner and the "communist" Mercuri should be taken off because they take strength out of the main story. But the work of actors Frank Wolff and Luigi Pistilli was so good that he couldn't absolutely cut it off.

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Connections

Featured in History of the Erotic Cinema (1982)

User Reviews

When you see someone like Ugo Piazzi, you tip your hat.

Like The Italian Connection, this Fernando Di Leo film features Mario Adorf. It also features Barbara Bouchet (Gangs of New York), who left the States in the 70s to do Italian films. She jumped from Police films, to giallo, to erotica. Always a pleasure to watch.

This is a typical double cross film with a missing $300,000. Who took the money? Who will end up with the money? Who will double cross whom? The police just sit back and let the mafia, led by the Americano (Lionel Stander) tear each other apart.

Lots of fights, a big shootout, and some fine performances by Adorf, and Gastone Moschin