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The Boss Blu-Ray - Limited Edition

The Boss Blu-Ray - Limited Edition

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This Limited Edition release includes :

  • Limited edition booklet with new writing by Italian crime expert and scholar Giulio Olesen and an archival interview with Di Leo


In the 1970s the crime film flourished in Italy as the country went through years of political and social unrest, the so-called ‘Years of Lead’. Italian movie producers would capitalise on these times by producing cheap, violent movies about the country’s organised crime and corruption, establishing the genre of the poliziotteschi. One of the most celebrated poliziottesco directors was Fernando Di Leo, a director as concerned with telling entertaining stories as he was with creating socially relevant backdrops. In Di Leo’s The Boss, Henry Silva plays mob enforcer Nick Lanzetta, who assassinates key members of a rival gang in order to put his boss in a position to seize power. However, one surviving member of the gang, Cocchi (Pier Paolo Capponi, The Cat o' Nine Tails) plots his revenge involving corrupt cop Torri (Gianni Garko, If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death), leading to a bloody series of double-crosses and power plays to find who will ultimately become the boss.

SKU: 5060974680603

Details

Actors: Henry Silva, Richard Conte, Gianni Garko

Director: Fernando Di Leo

Special Features: Audio commentary by critic Rachael Nisbet, New interview with Fernando Di Leo biographer Davide Pulicim, Archival documentary Mafia Stories featuring stars Gianni Garko/Pier Paolo Capponi/producer Armando Novelli and director Fernando Di Leo among others (24 mins), Original trailer, Image gallery

Release Year: 1973

Rating:

More Information

Format: Blu-Ray

Label: Radiance Films

Region Coding: Region Free

Language: English, Italian

Subtitles: English

Case Type: Blu-Ray Case

Genre:

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Thriller

Technical Details

Run Time: 109 mins

Aspect Ratio: 1.90:1

Video Format: PAL

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