| The Sicilian Connection | |
| Director: | Ferdinando Baldi |
| Producer: | Manolo Bolognini |
| Starring: | Ben Gazzara Silvia Monti Fausto Tozzi Luciano Catenacci Steffen Zacharias Jess Hahn |
| Music: | Guido De Angelis Maurizio De Angelis |
| Cinematography: | Aiace Parolin |
| Editing: | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Country: | Italy France |
| Language: | Italian |
| Distributor: | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (Italy) |
The Sicilian Connection (it|'''Afyon oppio''', also known as The Opium Connection) is a 1972 crime film directed and co-written by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Ben Gazzara, Silvia Monti, Fausto Tozzi and Jess Hahn. An Italian and French co-production, it is usually categorized as part of the poliziottesco trend of the 1970’s.[1] [2]
The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start trafficking drugs from Turkey to the United States and calls for the support of the Sicilian Mafia, who would protect him from the Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play?