Il Boss

Il Boss (En. The Boss, also known as Murder Inferno) is a poliziottesco-noir film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo in 1973.^[2] It is the final part of Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy, also consisting of Milano calibro 9 and La mala ordina, both released in 1972.

Il Boss
Italian film poster
Directed by	Fernando di Leo
Screenplay by	Fernando di Leo[1]
Based on	Il mafioso by Peter McCurtin
Produced by	Armando Novelli[1]
Starring	Henry Silva Richard Conte Gianni Garko Antonia Santilli Corrado Gaipa Marino Masé Howard Ross Claudio Nicastro Gianni Musy Mario Pisu Vittorio Caprioli Pier Paolo Capponi
Cinematography	Franco Villa[1]
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini[1]
Music by	Luis Enriquez Bacalov[1]
Production company	Cineproduzioni Daunia 70[1]
Distributed by	Alherat
Release date	1 February 1973 (1973-02-01) (Italy)
Running time	111 minutes[1]
Country	Italy[1]
Box office	₤774.172 million

Antonia Santilli and Henry Silva

Plot

Nick Lanzetta (Henry Silva) takes out several members of a rival crime family for his boss Don Corrasco (Richard Conte). The enemy clan attempts retribution by kidnapping an associate's daughter, who turns out to be a nymphomaniac. A violent power struggle within the Mafia ensues.

Cast

• Henry Silva as Nick Lanzetta
• Richard Conte as Don Corrasco
• Gianni Garko as Commissioner Torri
• Vittorio Caprioli as The Quaestor
• Pier Paolo Capponi as Cocchi
• Antonia Santilli as Rina Daniello
• Claudio Nicastro as Don Giuseppe Daniello
• Corrado Gaipa as Lawyer Rizzo
• Gianni Musy as Carlo Attardi
• Mario Pisu as On. Gabrielli
• Marino Masé as Pignataro
• Howard Ross as Melende

Release

Il Boss was released in Italy on 1 February 1973, where it was distributed by Alherat.^[1] The film grossed a total of ₤774.172 million Italian lira on its release.^[1]