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　　故事发生在1900年的美国南方，瑞吉娜（贝蒂·戴维斯 Bette Davis 饰）和她的兄弟们都以贪婪而著称，他们决定合伙投资一个工厂项目，这个项目可以给他们带来巨额财富，却对当地居民无益甚至是压榨。由于瑞吉娜并没有足够多的钱，于是她将目标放到了自己的丈夫霍勒斯（赫伯特·马歇尔 Herbert Marshall 饰）的身上，派出了二人的独女亚历珊德拉（特雷莎·怀特 Teresa Wright 饰）请回了因重病在外地疗养的霍勒斯。 然而霍勒斯识破了瑞吉娜的用意，拒绝了投资，而她贪婪的兄弟们竟因此铤而走险。

　　最近城里的屡屡发生珠宝劫案，警察们都束手无策。因为贼人的手法和以前闻名的大盗“黑猫”约翰（加里•格兰特 Cary Grant 饰）如出一辙，警察们找上了正在乡间别墅过着悠闲生活的约翰。约翰当然不会轻易就范，他摆脱了警察之后，开始调查到底是谁用他的手法屡屡作案。毫无头绪的约翰找到了以前的战友巴先生，却被巴先生餐馆里的人视作不速之客。幸好在侍者孚的女儿的帮助下，约翰来到了嘎纳海滩。在保险公司经理的帮助下，约翰展开了他的抓贼行动。

　　自从一艘外星飞船在莫斯科切尔塔诺夫坠落以来已经过去了3年，普通女孩朱莉娅在接触到外星技术之后，成为国防部秘密实验室的研究对象。在研究过程中，朱莉娅表现出不同寻常的能力。隐藏在其中的力量不仅吸引了人类的注意，而且对宇宙的规模构成了威胁。

 一伙县委干部以为鬼子大扫荡后已经撤退，便把各区、县干部集中，准备带领农民搞生产自救。不料鬼子秘密包围了县委所在村，围而不打，提出了一个奇特的条件，要县委干部自动投降，去换取在大扫荡中被八路军生擒的三个顾问官的性命。 县长的老爹，也是地下交通员，带着一身家做的红棉袄、红棉裤星夜赶往儿子驻地，要将鬼子包围的消息和给儿子、儿媳新婚的红棉袄送去，却终因这一身红棉袄延误了接头，没能赶在鬼子前面报信，并被鬼子俘虏。面对鬼子一刀一刀剁下老爹的胳膊，县长开枪打死了自己的父亲。 县委会上，是答应鬼子的条件，保住全村人免遭涂炭，还是拒绝谈判，与敌人血战到底，意见僵持不下，只得举手表决。 接过带血的红棉袄，身为新娘子的县委委员，竟未站到新婚丈夫一边，她这关键的一票，形成了县委的会议决议。 战斗打响了，为了掩护村民。六个县委全部迎战而死，却掩护了老百姓和一个外乡人。 残阳如血，俯视着被日军炮击过的村庄废墟，六个县委的英灵不死。他们经历了比死还可怕的灵与肉的分离，飘荡在硝烟之中的吟唱表述了他们对民族、对乡亲的一片忠心。

　　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.