''Il Boss'' (En. ''The Boss'', also known as ''Murder Inferno'') is a

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- noir film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo in 1973. It is the final part of Di Leo's ''Milieu Trilogy'', also consisting of ''

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'' and '' La mala ordina'', both released in 1972.

Plot

Nick Lanzetta (

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) takes out several members of a rival crime family for his boss Don Corrasco (

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). The enemy clan attempts retribution by kidnapping an associate's daughter, who turns out to be a nymphomaniac. A violent power struggle within

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ensues.

Cast

as Nick Lanzetta *

as Don Corrasco *

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as Commissioner Torri *

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as The Quaestor *

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as Cocchi * Antonia Santilli as Rina Daniello * Claudio Nicastro as Don Giuseppe Daniello *

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as Lawyer Rizzo *

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as Carlo Attardi *

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as On. Gabrielli *

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as Pignataro * Howard Ross as Melende

Release

''Il Boss'' was released in Italy on 1 February 1973, where it was distributed by Alherat. The film grossed a total of ₤774.172 million

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on its release.

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* 1973 films 1970s Italian films 1970s Italian-language films 1973 crime thriller films 1970s action thriller films Italian crime thriller films Films directed by Fernando Di Leo Films scored by Luis Bacalov Films about kidnapping Films about the Sicilian Mafia Films based on crime novels Poliziotteschi films {{crime-thriller-film-stub