Milano Calibro 9 (Caliber 9) (1971)
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88% of users liked it
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An ex-con claims that he wants to go straight after serving his sentence, but finds it impossible to emerge from the shadow of his former crimes in the first chapter of director Fernando di Leo's influential crime saga. Ugo Piazza may be a free man, but in the eyes of the mafia, the police, and… More An ex-con claims that he wants to go straight after serving his sentence, but finds it impossible to emerge from the shadow of his former crimes in the first chapter of director Fernando di Leo's influential crime saga. Ugo Piazza may be a free man, but in the eyes of the mafia, the police, and his sadistic former associate Rocco, he will always be a criminal. When everyone who knows Ugo becomes convinced that he has stashed away $300,000 from a previous crime, the race is on to find the missing money at all costs. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fernando Di Leo
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 15, 1972 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
The conclusion saves the feature, leaving the viewer with a lasting sting the rest of picture seems almost reluctant to offer.
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
... a hard, unfeeling brutality, a pitiless expediency and an understanding of who is expendable, who is untouchable, and what happens when those rules are broken...
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Simon Abrams, Slant Magazine
The Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection features one essential B movie and three perfectly adequate ones.
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