---
title: 'The Italian Connection (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fernando Di Leo'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-italian-connection-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068902/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Italian Connection (1972)

1972 · R · 97 min · Action, Thriller, Crime · Germany, Italy

Original title: La mala ordina
Part of: Milieu Trilogy

## Synopsis

The Italian Connection is a 1972 noir-thriller film directed and co-written by Fernando Di Leo; starring Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Sylva Koscina, and Cyril Cusack.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fernando Di Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-di-leo)
- **Screenplay:** [Fernando Di Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-di-leo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Armando Trovajoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-trovajoli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franco Villa](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-villa)
- **Editor:** [Amedeo Giomini](https://cinepixo.com/people/amedeo-giomini)

## Cast

- [Ulli Lommel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulli-lommel)
- [Pietro Ceccarelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-ceccarelli)
- [Francesca Romana Coluzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-romana-coluzzi)
- [Fernando Di Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-di-leo)
- [Ettore Geri](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-geri)
- [Andrea Scotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-scotti)
- [Giuliano Petrelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliano-petrelli)
- [Mario Adorf](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-adorf)
- [Carolyn De Fonseca](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-de-fonseca)
- [Lara Wendel](https://cinepixo.com/people/lara-wendel)
- [Peter Berling](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-berling)
- [Lina Franchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/lina-franchi)
- [Adolfo Celi](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-celi)
- [Guerrino Crivello](https://cinepixo.com/people/guerrino-crivello)
- [Jessica Dublin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-dublin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-italian-connection-1972
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