Rent The Boss (1973)
3.6 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
In the 1970s Italian movie producers capitalised on the so-called 'Years of Lead' by producing cheap, violent movies about the country's organised crime and corruption, establishing the genre of the poliziotteschi. One of the most celebrated poliziottesco directors was Fernando Di Leo, a director as concerned with telling entertaining stories as he was with creating socially relevant backdrops. In 'The Boss', Henry Silva plays mob enforcer Nick Lanzetta, who assassinates key members of a rival gang in order to put his boss in a position to seize power. However, one surviving member of the gang, Cocchi (Pier Paolo Capponi) plots a revenge involving corrupt cop Torri (Gianni Garko), leading to a bloody series of double-crosses and power plays to find who will ultimately become the boss. - Actors:
- Henry Silva, Richard Conte, Gianni Garko, Antonia Santilli, Corrado Gaipa, Marino Masé, Howard Ross, Claudio Nicastro, Gianni Musy, Mario Pisu, Vittorio Caprioli, Pier Paolo Capponi, Andrea Aureli, Pietro Ceccarelli, Giulio Baraghini, Sergio Ammirata, Salvatore Billa, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Giorgio Dolfin, Andrea Scotti
- Directors:
- Fernando Di Leo
- Producers:
- Armando Novelli
- Writers:
- Peter McCurtin, Fernando Di Leo
- Aka:
- Il boss / Murder Inferno / Wipeout!
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/04/2024
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.90:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by critic Rachael Nisbet
- New interview with Fernando Di Leo biographer Davide Pulici
- Archival documentary 'Mafia Stories' featuring stars Gianni Garko, Pier Paolo Capponi, producer Armando Novelli and director Fernando Di Leo among others (24 mins)
- Original trailer
- Image gallery
