Italian Connection Blu-ray

'The Italian Connection' Director: Fernando Di Leo (1972) Raro Video Limited Edition Blu-ray | 4K restoration | Region Free | English & Italian w/ English subtitles

The New York mob dispatch two hitmen to apprehend pimp Luca Canali, who they believe to have stolen a shipment of heroin. The local mob also join the hunt, but despite being outnumbered Luca refuses to go quietly and fights back against his pursuers, leading a thrilling series of chases and shootouts, and a trail of bloody destruction. 

A noted influence on Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, this is the poliziottesco at its most entertaining and action-packed. Starring Mario Adorf (Milano Calibro 9, The Tin Drum and Lola) and Henry Silva (The Manchurian Candidate and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai).

Limited Edition contents include:
- ...And a Tiny Bullet for a Tiny Kitten: A new visual essay by Howard S. Berger on Di Leo’s use of deadpan farce and absurdism in his social critiques of post-war Italy in his milieu trilogy
- Archival documentary The Roots of the Mafia (26 mins)
- Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet with new writing by Italian crime expert Austin Fisher
- Limited edition of 3000 copies