Directed by Fernando Di Leo • 1973 • Italy
Starring Henry Silva, Richard Conte, Gianni Garko

Based largely on actual people and events, Fernando Di Leo’s slam-bang thriller—the final chapter in his Milieu Trilogy—is his boldest commentary on corruption and the criminal underworld. A bomb attack in a cinema in Palermo kills nearly all the members of one mafia family and sets a brutal gangland war into motion. Caught up in the violence is the cold-blooded hit man Nick Lanzetta (Henry Silva), who is hired by Don Corrasco (Richard Conte) to eliminate his rivals. Kidnapping, a plot for revenge, and a series of double crosses ensue as the body count rises ever higher.