Fernando Di Leo's The Italian Connection and The Boss (1972-1973) (Raro Video)

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Raro Video (via Kino) will be releasing two Fernando Di Leo films on Blu-ray, The Italian Connection (La Mala Ordina) (1972), and The Boss (Il Boss) (1973) on Blu-ray on November 5th and 12th respectively, sourced from 4K restorations. Radiance Films released both in the UK, as a region free Raro partner label titles earlier this year.

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The Italian Connection

The explosive second film in Fernando Di Leo’s Milieu Trilogy (following 1972’s Caliber 9) is an Italian action classic that was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction (1994). When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan (Mario Adorf, The Tin Drum) is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen (Woody Strode and Henry Silva) are dispatched from New York to rub him out, while the real thieves are rushing to kill him first so the Americans don’t learn the truth. When the pimp's wife and daughter are murdered in the course of the manhunt, he swears revenge on everyone. Presented in a 4K restoration from the original negative.

Extras

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Archival documentary Roots of the Mafia
• Alternate English feature audio track
• Trailers

The Boss

The thrilling final chapter in Fernando Di Leo’s Milieu Trilogy (following Caliber 9 and The Italian Connection), The Boss stars Henry Silva as a mob enforcer who gets stuck in the middle of a violent gangland power struggle. Presented in a 4K restoration of the original negative.

Extras

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
• Archival Documentary: Mafia Stories
• Alternate English feature audio track
• Trailers

The Boss (1973) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ] - YouTube