The Sicilian Connection

The Sicilian Connection
Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi
Written by	Ferdinando Baldi Duilio Coletti
Starring	Ben Gazzara
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Release dates	1972
Language	Italian

The Sicilian Connection (Italian: Afyon oppio, French: Action héroïne, also known as The Opium Connection and La filière) is a 1972 Italian-French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi.^[1][2]

Plot

The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start a drug trafficking from Turkey to the United States and calls for support to the Sicilian Mafia, which protects him from Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play?

Cast

• Ben Gazzara: Joseph Coppola
• Silvia Monti: Claudia
• Fausto Tozzi: Don Vincenzo
• Jess Hahn: Sacha
• José Greci: Lucia
• Malisa Longo: Rosalia Calogero
• Luciano Catenacci: Tony Nicolodi
• Mario Pilar: Ibrahim
• Luciano Rossi: Dr. Hans
• Corrado Gaipa: Don Calogero
• Bruno Corazzari: Larry

References

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

External links

• The Sicilian Connection at the Internet Movie Database