Written by James M. Tate / 2/09/2013 / No comments / action , crime , exploitation , fernando di leo , henry silva , italian-import , mario adorf , seventies , woody strode
THE ITALIAN CONNECTION
year: 1972 cast: Mario Adorf, Henry Silva, Woody Strode, Cyril Cusak rating: ***1/2 |
The endearing traits of imported crime movies are here in droves: the wah-wah peddle guitar vibrates through the bursting horn section orchestrating insert-heavy action scenes, naked ladies, and a pivotal car chase as Canali, with a fierce boar-like countenance, seeks the thug who killed his family.
More attention on Silva, a sly womanizing braggart, and Strode, the brooding baseline, would have been nice – they’re far too cool to serve as an eventual backdrop to Canali’s quest to survive and then seek answers. That is, until the incredible climactic shootout between all three within a junkyard
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