The Stone Killer (1973)

Directors

Michael Winner

Cast

Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, David Sheiner, Norman Fell, Ralph Waite

The story

In 1973, a Mafia don (Martin Balsam) plans to avenge the killings of a group of Mafia dons back in 1931 ("The Night of Sicilian Vespers") with a bold nationwide counter-strike against most of the current Italian and Jewish syndicate heads, by using teams of Vietnam vets instead of Mafia hit men. ("Stone killer" means a Mafia hit man who is not himself a member of the Mafia.) A gritty, independent detective stumbles across the plot when a washed-up former hit man is killed under circumstances that make it clear that it was an inside job and that Mafia were involved. He then slowly uncovers the clues that point to a seemingly impossible plot.

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