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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Contraband
1980 1h 37m IT
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6.3
MID
★6.3TMDB · 53
CrimeAction
Synopsis
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Cigarette smugglers in Naples run into problems with cocaine operations being set up by a rival smuggler.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Fabio Testi
Luca Di Angelo
Ivana Monti
Adele Di Angelo
Guido Alberti
Don Morrone
Enrico Maisto
Mickey Di Angelo
Daniele Dublino
Prosecutor
Ajita Wilson
Luisa
Marcel Bozzuffi
Francois Jacois
Luciano Rossi
Chemist
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lucio Fulci
- Writers
- Lucio Fulci, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Ettore Sanzò
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Sergio Salvati. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Fabio Frizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Vincenzo Tomassi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Fabio Testi and Ivana Monti and Guido Alberti carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0081081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lucio Fulci directs. Sergio Salvati behind the camera. Fabio Frizzi scores. Vincenzo Tomassi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Sergio Salvati. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Fabio Frizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Vincenzo Tomassi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Fabio Testi and Ivana Monti and Guido Alberti carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0081081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sergio Salvati
- Original score
- Fabio Frizzi
- Editing
- Vincenzo Tomassi
- Costume design
- Massimo Lentini
- Makeup / hair
- Fabrizio Sforza
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Also by
Lucio Fulci
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CM
CMR International
- PR
Primex Italiana
IT
Key crew
- Art DirectionFranco Calabrese
- ProducerSandro Infascelli
- Costume DesignMassimo Lentini
- ContinuityDaniela Tonti
- EditorVincenzo Tomassi
- Makeup ArtistFabrizio Sforza
- SoundUgo Celani
- Boom OperatorEros Giustini
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- italy
- cigarette
- cigarette smuggling
- mafia
- sadist
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1980-08-08
Also known as
International titles
- The SmugglerGB
- The Naples ConnectionGB
- La guerre des gangsFR
- The SmugglerNL
- ContrabandNL
