Caliber 9

Caliber 9

1972 · 102 min · ★ 7.5 · Crime, Thriller

Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.

Directed by Fernando Di Leo · Written by Fernando Di Leo

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