The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection
Italian film poster
Italian	La mala ordina
Directed by	Fernando Di Leo
Screenplay by	Fernando Di Leo Augusto Finocchi Ingo Hermes[1]
Story by	Fernando Di Leo[1]
Based on	"Milano by calibro 9" (1969 story) by Giorgio Scerbanenco[2] (uncredited)
Produced by	Armando Novelli[1]
Starring	Mario Adorf Henry Silva Woody Strode Adolfo Celi Luciana Paluzzi Franco Fabrizi Femi Benussi Gianni Macchia Francesca Romana Coluzzi Cyril Cusack Sylva Koscina
Cinematography	Franco Villa[1]
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini[1]
Music by	Armando Trovajoli[1]
Production companies	Cineproduzioni Daunia 70 Hermes Synchron[1]
Distributed by	Alpherat (Italy) Constantin Film (West Germany)
Release dates	2 September 1972 (1972-09-02) (Italy) 1 December 1972 (1972-12-01) (West Germany)
Running time	100 minutes[3]
Countries	Italy[4] West Germany[4][1]
Box office	₤852.404 million

The Italian Connection (Italian: La mala ordina, lit. 'The mob orders', also released as Manhunt in the City and Manhunt in Milan) is a 1972 poliziottesco^[1] 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.

The film is the second part of Di Leo’s “Milieu trilogy”, preceded by Caliber 9 (also 1972) and followed by The Boss (1973).^[5] It was released to Italian theatres on September 2, 1972.