Raro: Fernando Di Leo's The Italian Connection and The Boss Prepped for Blu-ray
HomeRaro: Fernando Di Leo's The Italian Connection and The Boss Prepped for Blu-ray
Posted September 9, 2024 06:12 PM by Webmaster
Raro Video is preparing new Blu-ray releases of Fernando Di Leo's The Italian Connection (1972) and The Boss (1973). The two releases are scheduled to arrive on the market this November.
The Italian Connection
Description: The explosive second film in Fernando Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy (following 1972's Caliber 9) is an Italian action classic that was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994). When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan (Mario Adorf, The Tin Drum) is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen (Woody Strode and Henry Silva) are dispatched from New York to rub him out, while the real thieves are rushing to kill him first so the Americans don't learn the truth. When the pimp's wife and daughter are murdered in the course of the manhunt, he swears revenge on everyone. Presented in a 4K restoration from the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Boss
Description: The thrilling final chapter in Fernando Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy (following Caliber 9 and The Italian Connection), The Boss stars Henry Silva as a mob enforcer who gets stuck in the middle of a violent gangland power struggle. Presented in a 4K restoration of the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
The Italian Connection
Description: The explosive second film in Fernando Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy (following 1972's Caliber 9) is an Italian action classic that was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994). When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan (Mario Adorf, The Tin Drum) is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen (Woody Strode and Henry Silva) are dispatched from New York to rub him out, while the real thieves are rushing to kill him first so the Americans don't learn the truth. When the pimp's wife and daughter are murdered in the course of the manhunt, he swears revenge on everyone. Presented in a 4K restoration from the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
- Archival documentary Roots of the Mafia
- Alternate English feature audio track
- Trailers
The Boss
Description: The thrilling final chapter in Fernando Di Leo's Milieu Trilogy (following Caliber 9 and The Italian Connection), The Boss stars Henry Silva as a mob enforcer who gets stuck in the middle of a violent gangland power struggle. Presented in a 4K restoration of the original negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Samm Deighan
- Archival Documentary: Mafia Stories
- Alternate English feature audio track
- Trailers
