Il Boss | |
Director: | Fernando di Leo |
Producer: | Armando Novelli |
Screenplay: | Fernando di Leo |
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Music: | Luis Enriquez Bacalov |
Cinematography: | Franco Villa |
Editing: | Amedeo Giomini |
Studio: | Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 |
Distributor: | Alherat |
Runtime: | 111 minutes |
Country: | Italy |
Gross: | ₤774.172 million |
Il Boss (En. The Boss, also known as Murder Inferno) is a poliziottesco-noir film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo in 1973.[1] It is the final part of Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy, also consisting of Milano calibro 9 and La mala ordina, both released in 1972.
Nick Lanzetta (Henry Silva) takes out several members of a rival crime family for his boss Don Corrasco (Richard Conte). The enemy clan attempts retribution by kidnapping an associate's daughter, who turns out to be a nymphomaniac. A violent power struggle within the Mafia ensues.
Nick Lanzetta
Don Corrasco
Commissioner Torri
the Quaestor
Cocchi
Rina Daniello
Don Giuseppe Daniello
Lawyer Rizzo
Carlo Attardi
On. Gabrielli
Pignataro
Melende
Il Boss was released in Italy on 1 February 1973, where it was distributed by Alherat. The film grossed a total of ₤774.172 million Italian lira on its release.