The Family / Caliber 9

THE FAMILY (CITTA VIOLENTA aka VIOLENT CITY), 1970, 100 min. Dir. Sergio Sollima. Killer Charles Bronson is chased by double-crossers while on a vacation with main squeeze Jill Ireland and, after mucho mayhem, left for dead. But Bronson re-emerges from prison to hunt through the New Orleans underworld for his traitorous comrades. He gets more than he bargains for, running into duplicitous Ireland and her new hubby, mob boss Telly Savalas who wants to hire Bronson -- and won’t take no for an answer.

CALIBER 9 (MILANO CALIBRO 9), 1972, 100 min. Dir. Fernando Di Leo. Tough guy, Ugo (Gastone Moschin) is released from stir only to be harassed by an abusive police inspector (Frank Wolff) and former gang partners led by sadistic Mario Adorf. Both want to know the location of stolen loot. Ugo is a lone wolf as ruthless as his enemies, and he hooks up with former girlfriend Barbara Bouchet and pal Philippe Leroy to try to even the odds.