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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.5 / 100
1973·Action / Crime / Thriller·1h 40m

THE BOSS

A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.

Above the Line
Fernando Di Leo·DirectorFernando Di Leo·ScreenplayFernando Di Leo·StoryFranco Villa·Director of PhotographyLuis Bacalov·Original Music ComposerAmedeo Giomini·Editor
Cast
Henry Silva·Nick LanzettaRichard Conte·Don CorrascoGianni Garko·Police Commissioner TorriAntonia Santilli·Rina D'AnielloCorrado Gaipa·Lawyer RizzoMarino Masé·PignataroHoward Ross·MelendeClaudio Nicastro·Don Giuseppe D'AnielloGianni Musy·Carlo AttardiMario Pisu·Gabrielli
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Fernando Di Leo·DirectorSilvia Petroni·ContinuityFranco Lo Cascio·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Fernando Di Leo·StoryFernando Di Leo·ScreenplayPeter McCurtin·Novel
Camera· 3
Franco Villa·Director of PhotographyEnrico Biribicchi·Assistant CameraClaudio Morabito·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Amedeo Giomini·EditorOrnella Chistolini·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Luis Bacalov·MusicLuis Bacalov·Original Music ComposerAlberto Salvatori·SoundFernando Caso·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 3
Francesco Cuppini·Production DesignElisabetta Lo Cascio·Costume DesignAntonio Mura·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Armando Novelli·Producer
Other Departments· 11
Angelo Patrizi·Special EffectsArtemio Antonini·StuntsArmando Bottin·StuntsOmero Capanna·StuntsFranco Pasquetto·StuntsOttorino Polentini·StuntsPietro Torrisi·StuntsClemente Ukmar·StuntsFranco Ukmar·StuntsGiovanni Ukmar·StuntsAnna Cirilli·Seamstress
By the Numbers
74.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Boss's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#D49F4B
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Mood
Bold, Humorous, Defiant
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A woman with short red hair and a brown fedora sits on a large gold and red throne, holding a lit cigar in her mouth and a burning wad of cash in her left hand.”

comedy
Key Elements
ThroneCigarBurning MoneyFedoraLeopard Print ShoeDoberman Pinschers
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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