The Milieu Trilogy: watch order
The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 5 h 7 min. A set of three influential 1970s Italian poliziotteschi (crime) films directed by Fernando Di Leo: Caliber 9 (1972), The Italian Connection (1972), and The Boss (1973). Known for gritty violence and tales of mafia corruption, these films are considered masterpieces of the genre, often exploring themes of organized crime in Milan.
Movie 1Caliber 9 (1972)
1 h 42 min · ★ 7.5
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have…
Movie 2The Italian Connection (1972)
1 h 36 min · ★ 7.1
When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid…
Movie 3The Boss (1973)
1 h 49 min · ★ 6.8
A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.
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