Fernando Di Leo's "Milano Calibro 9" is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, "Milano Calibro 9" was followed by "La Mala Ordina" (aka. "Manhunt", also 1972) and the brilliant "Il Boss" (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned "Manhunt" is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and "Il Boss" which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. "Milano Calibro 9" is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen.
Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan...
"Milano Calibro 9" is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don.
The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like "Milano Calibro 9" are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours.
2022开年电影，去年网飞同系列续集；
永远democracy ，永远idiot，永远chatterbox
Death to 2020彷彿猶言在耳大家大概沒料到這麼快又一年了該不會要這樣每年一直做下去吧//一直以為有去年有Christina Aguilera但怎麼想都不對勁原來那是Yearly Departed呀不是Netflix是Amazon, 似乎也有2021特輯
又损又句句到位，辣得人肝肠寸断，就是说3年前也断然不会有人预料到世界会演变成这副样子，可以这么悲观地想，这个系列可能会一年年拍下去，且愈演愈烈，对立，分化，直到世界崩塌。
美國的2021。本質上同《不要抬頭》撞橋了。
2021真的死了，因为2022来了。。sigh
跟《向上看》比说不上非常优秀，但也够聪明，用来打发无聊又莫名焦虑的一个半小时是值得的
算是温和的介绍片吧，童话感满满，现实可不是这么干净的。还有人想看DO，拍这种类型已经是走捷径了，过界就变味了。
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，比不要抬头强点，毕竟这个是美国2021的写真。
刚在影评码了好多字，提交之后说要审，不合规就返回注册邮箱......我tm注册邮箱登陆不上！为什么都2021年最后一天了也不让我好过呜呜呜
美國的2021。本質上同《不要抬頭》撞橋了。
🤤🤤🤤姐姐俺来了
放下zz正确不带观点看扯淡，会更有趣一点。
十分有趣的美国人看世界的纪录片，2021真是既糟糕又混乱，充斥着越来越多的对立和消极情绪，不过我觉得这并不妨碍人类走入更加糟糕的2022。
2020去死后，2021也活不成了，不知道后面能拍到第几部？今年的跨年就是看着这部电影度过的。
啥也不敢说，幽默比较硬给，有几个笑点还可以是唯一的亮点
已经成为网飞每年底固定节目，2020的还在网盘呆着，2021又得死一遍了。
2021日记爽片，世界越来越魔幻，这个系列怕是要长过老友记吧
同样的段子同样的手法，再来一次就不新鲜了。
笑吐了，结合don't look up 一起看真的让我窒息
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