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15 February 1972 (Italy) morePlot:
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Interesting attempt at a neo-noir/polizioto fusion with political undertones moreCast
(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 | |
| Bruno Bertocci | ... | Corriere François Doremat | |
| Empedocle Buzzanca | ... | Uomo anziano che prende parte allo scambio iniziale | |
| Fortunato Cecilia | ... | Vincenzo Affatato | |
| Ernesto Colli | ... | Alfredo Bertolon | |
| Alberto Fogliani | ... | American Henchman | |
| Ettore Geri | ... | Barman | |
| Imelde Marani | ... | Donna bionda che prende parte allo scambio iniziale | |
| Sergio Serafini | ... | Police officer | |
| Alessandro Tedeschi | ... | Corriere tedesco | |
| Giorgio Trestini | ... | Franceschino | |
| Mira Vidotto | ... | Street Woman (as Diomira Vidotto) | |
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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. moreFAQ
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Milano Calibro 9 is story-wise closer to neo-noir, complete with femme fatale, a laconic and weathered protagonist and unexpected plot-twists but in the same time is plagued by the usual workmanlikeness that plagues many poliziotos. Di Leo's direction lacks the unique touch, visual and otherwise, that elevated Melville's films from simple pulpy potboilers to auteur works. So even if the movie attempts to break the mold of typical poliziotos, the direction makes it look like the kind of films it tries to distance itself from. In the same time, it's not near as crazed, violent and action-packed as say Lenzi's poliziotos, although a climactic shootout and a couple of beatings make their presence felt. The political aspect is pretty heavy-handed, to the extent that it is almost entirely and explicitly manifested through the dialogues between Luigi Pistilli's "criminals are the effect, not the cause" left-ist inspector and Frank Wolff's typical hard-assed police captain. I don't know how you like your social or political commentary but I prefer it as subtextual as possible. Milano Calibro 9 is very on-the-nose so I didn't find it particularly endearing but at least it feels different from typical genre characters.
On the good side, Gastone Moschin's understated performance as Ugo Piazza is fantastic and thankfully makes up for Mario Adorf's atrocious overacting, Barbara Bouchet is gorgeous as usual and also gets to show her dancing skills in a bikini, the music is cool and the plot twists near the end are effective in their unpredictability. The story is interesting enough I guess but as a whole the movie left me unimpressed.