''The Sicilian Connection'' (, also known as ''The Opium Connection'') is a 1972

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed and co-written by Ferdinando Baldi and starring

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, Silvia Monti,

Fausto Tozzi Fausto Tozzi (29 October 1921 – 10 December 1978) was an Italian film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 70 films between 1951 and 1978. He wrote the script for '' The Defeated Victor'', which was entered into the 9th Berlin Internatio ...

and Jess Hahn. An Italian and French co-production, it is usually categorized as part of the

poliziottesco ''Poliziotteschi'' (; : ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''I ...

trend of the 1970’s.

Plot

The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start trafficking drugs from Turkey to the United States and calls for the support of the Sicilian Mafia, who would protect him from the Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play?

Cast

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* 1972 films 1972 drama films Italian drama films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Films about the illegal drug trade Films set in Sicily Films set in Turkey Foreign films set in the United States 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub