精武小英雄
民国初期,袁世凯称帝被推翻后,命其子袁克齐执行报复行动,精武门义士刘泽波、刘小英兄妹奋不顾身救走精武门后人。袁世凯召其义子白鹰回国协助,克齐对白心存忌恨。霍剑前往史家庄找岳父史威追讨欠债,巧遇刘氏兄妹带着一群孩童被克齐手下追杀。霍两次出手相救。激战中.刘泽波因伤重去世,临终托霍剑保护众人上路。与此同时,史威带女儿史月儿到长虹客栈收帐,与克齐手下发生冲突,幸得白鹰出手相救,原来,白鹰与史月儿在国外是同窗。小英带孩子们逃至真如寺,待白鹰与手下赶到,众小孩已化装成小和尚,白以佛经考察小和尚,岂料小孩均能一一应对。白与手下离去,途中发现疑点,与众人折返,而寺内已空空如也。小英带孩子们逃至史威家中找前来讨债的霍剑帮助掩护众人前往蔡将军处。途中,一行人被埋伏的白鹰手下追杀,白拦住众人,正要下手,月儿追至向白鹰晓以大义,白鹰终被说服,放走众人。正欲回府,忽见克齐出现,克齐早对白鹰不满,两人大战一场,白鹰负伤而逃。霍剑等人逃至华洋货栈,不料接头人已被杀死。次日清晨,克齐带大批手下追至,小英与霍剑相继受伤。白鹰带伤助战,最终白与小英联手将克齐杀死,两人亦伤重死去。霍剑与月几将孩子们安全送达蔡将军处。并最终结为夫妇。
米兰九口径
Fernando Di Leo's Milano Calibro 9 is an out-and-out masterpiece of Italian Crime cinema and, in my opinion, one of the most astonishing crime stories ever told. The first film in Di Leo's excellent 'Milieu' trilogy, Milano Calibro 9 was followed by La Mala Ordina (aka. Manhunt, also 1972) and the brilliant Il Boss (1973). The three films are not connected story-wise, but all three are excellent, and highly realistic portrayals of organized crime. As far as I am concerned Manhunt is (allthough excellent) slightly inferior to this one and Il Boss which both stand out as absolute all-time highlights of crime cinema. Milano Calibro 9 is the best of them all, a film that is astonishing in all aspects, be it the ingenious plot that, apart from a compelling story and clever twists, includes social criticism, the performances, the gritty atmosphere and suspense or the brilliant score. I can hardly find the right words to express my admiration for this masterpiece which easily ranks among the greatest Gangster flicks ever brought to screen.  Gastone Moschin stars as Ugo Piazza, a tough and elliptical ex-convict who has just been released from prison. Immediately after his release, Ugo is approached by members of the Milan mob lead by the irascible gangster Rocco (Mario Adorf), as they suspect him to be responsible for the disappearance of a large sum of money belonging to their boss, an American (Lionel Stander) who controls the organized crime in Milan...  Milano Calibro 9 is a film that delivers an astonishingly realistic mood of the underworld like hardly another. The intriguing storyline goes in hand with interesting characters, raw atmosphere, suspense and breathtaking action, social criticism and brutal violence. The film is simply stunning from the beginning to the end, which is even intensified by the brilliant score, a collaboration of the famous composer Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian Progressive Rock band Osanna. Ugo Piazza must be one of the most charismatic gangster characters ever in cinema, and Gastone Moschin was the prefect choice for the role. Moschin delivers a brilliant performance, and the rest of the cast is also great. Mario Adorf is irascible like a rabid dog as the ferocious gangster Rocco, a role that fits him like a glove. The great Lionel Stander fits perfectly in his role of the American Mafia Don.  The two cop characters in the film are played by two of the greatest regulars of Italian genre-cinema, Luigi Pistilli and Frank Wolff (who committed suicide before the film was released). The ravishing Barbara Bouchet is astonishing and incredibly sexy in the role of Ugo Piazza's stripper girlfriend. Bouchet is both a stunning beauty and an excellent actress and this is doubtlessly one of her most memorable roles. This is also a political film and director Di Leo embedded a lot of social criticism about topics like corruption. This film simply has everything one can possibly desire in cinema. Films like Milano Calibro 9 are the reason why I love cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece in all regards and, without exaggeration, one of the greatest Crime flicks ever made! The ingenious opening scene alone is more memorable than most films get in two hours.
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