Caliber 9

Caliber 9
Caliber 9
	Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Italian	Milano calibro 9
Directed by	Fernando Di Leo
Screenplay by	Fernando Di Leo
Based on	Milano calibro 9; by Giorgio Scerbanenco
Produced by	Armando Novelli
Starring	Gastone Moschin; Barbara Bouchet; Mario Adorf; Frank Wolff; Luigi Pistilli; Ivo Garrani; Philippe Leroy; Lionel Stander;
Cinematography	Franco Villa
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini
Music by	Luis Enríquez Bacalov; Osanna;
Production; company	Cineproduzioni Daunia '70
Distributed by	Lia Film
Release date	15 February 1972;
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	₤754 million

Caliber 9 (Italian: Milano calibro 9, lit. 'Milan caliber 9'; also released as The Contract^[4]) is a 1972 Italian poliziottesco film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Gastone Moschin, Mario Adorf, Barbara Bouchet, Philippe Leroy, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, and Lionel Stander.

The film takes its title from the short story collection of the same name by Giorgio Scerbanenco, and is partially based on three of its stories.^[5] The musical score was composed by Luis Enriquez Bacalov and performed by the progressive rock band Osanna.

Caliber 9 is the first part in Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy of poliziotteschi films. It was followed by La mala ordina (The Italian Connection) in 1972 and Il Boss (The Boss) in 1973.^[6] In 2020, a direct sequel called Calibro 9, was released.^[7]

^ ^a ^b Curti 2013, p. 52.
^ "Milano calibro 9 - art by Renato Casaro!". www.emovieposter.com. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Credits (booklet). Arrow Video. 2015. p. 3. FCD929.
^ Raisbeck, John (1974). "Contract, The "(Milano Calibro 9)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. 41 (480). London: 11. ISSN 0027-0407.
^ Curti, Roberto (2015). Film Noir, Italian Style: Giorgio Scerbanenco, Fernando Di Leo and Milano Calibro 9 (booklet). Arrow Video. p. 10. FCD929.
^ "Milano calibro 9 (Milan Calibre 9)". Tate Modern. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
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[FOOTNOTECurti201352-1] Curti 2013, p. 52.

[movieposter-2] "Milano calibro 9 - art by Renato Casaro!". www.emovieposter.com. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

[mc9-arrow-15-3] Credits (booklet). Arrow Video. 2015. p. 3. FCD929.

[mfb-4] Raisbeck, John (1974). "Contract, The "(Milano Calibro 9)"". Monthly Film Bulletin. 41 (480). London: 11. ISSN 0027-0407.

[mc9-arrow-10-5] Curti, Roberto (2015). Film Noir, Italian Style: Giorgio Scerbanenco, Fernando Di Leo and Milano Calibro 9 (booklet). Arrow Video. p. 10. FCD929.

[6] "Milano calibro 9 (Milan Calibre 9)". Tate Modern. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2007.

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Caliber 9
Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro^[2]

Italian	Milano calibro 9

Directed by	Fernando Di Leo
Screenplay by	Fernando Di Leo^[3]
Based on	Milano calibro 9 by Giorgio Scerbanenco
Produced by	Armando Novelli^[3]
Starring	Gastone Moschin Barbara Bouchet Mario Adorf Frank Wolff Luigi Pistilli Ivo Garrani Philippe Leroy Lionel Stander
Cinematography	Franco Villa^[3]
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini^[3]
Music by	Luis Enríquez Bacalov^[3] Osanna
Production company	Cineproduzioni Daunia '70^[1]
Distributed by	Lia Film
Release date	15 February 1972 (1972-02-15)
Country	Italy^[1]
Language	Italian
Box office	₤754 million