The Sicilian Connection (Italian: Afyon oppio, French: Action héroïne, also known as The Opium Connection and La filière) is a 1972 Italian-French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi.[1][2]

The Sicilian Connection
Directed by	Ferdinando Baldi
Written by	Ferdinando Baldi Duilio Coletti
Starring	Ben Gazzara
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Music by	Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Release date	1972 (1972)
Language	Italian

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

• Ben Gazzara as Joseph Coppola
• Silvia Monti as Claudia
• Fausto Tozzi as Don Vincenzo
• Jess Hahn as Sacha
• José Greci as Lucia
• Malisa Longo as Rosalia Calogero
• Luciano Catenacci as Tony Nicolodi
• Mario Pilar as Ibrahim
• Luciano Rossi as Dr. Hans
• Corrado Gaipa as Don Calogero
• Bruno Corazzari as Larry

References

External links

• The Sicilian Connection at IMDb

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