La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde (The Italian Connection)

The Italian Connection (originally released in Italy as 'La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde' and also known as 'Manhunt') is a foreign production from 1972. Under the framework for foreign works distributed in the US between 1964 and 1977, its status depends on two factors: whether it was published in the US with a valid copyright notice and its status under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) as of January 1, 1996. A search of the US Copyright Office online database (post-1978) does not show a registration for this specific title by its original Italian producers, though many contemporary Italian 'poliziotteschi' films lacks US registrations from that era. For the film to be protected today via URAA, it must have been under copyright in Italy on January 1, 1996. While Italian copyright (70 years p.m.a.) likely protected it there, the lack of a verifiable US registration or evidence of a US release print with proper notice makes its US status technically 'uncertain.' However, the film is currently actively licensed and distributed in the US by reputable labels such as Raro Video and Kino Lorber, which suggests a valid chain of title or restoration of rights is claimed by the current rightsholders.