ammazzare subito", while minor references are made to "Vietato essere felici" and "La vendetta è il miglior perdono". The film's working title was Da lunedì a lunedì ("From Monday to Monday"), with the script indicating that title cards were to denote the time and day of each scene. Editor Amedeo Giomini revealed that while these title cards appeared on the film's workprint, they were not used on the theatrical prints. While discussing Caliber 9 years after its release, Di Leo regretted not deleting the scenes between Frank Wolff's right-wing Police Commissioner and his left-wing colleague Fonzino/Mercuri, played by Luigi Pistilli, believing that their inclusion hampered the film's pacing and diverged from its focus on the criminal characters. Music The soundtrack for the film, Preludio Tema Variazioni e Canzona, is a collaboration album between Luis Enríquez Bacalov and the Italian progressive rock group Osanna. Soundtrack Preludio, tema and Canzona are written by Bacalov and performed by Osanna, the Variazione songs (Variation) are composed by Lino Vairetti and performed by Osanna. All the songs are instrumental except My Mind Flies and Canzona. The movie also includes 2º tempo: Adagio (Shadows) performed by New Trolls. Preludio Tema Variazione I (To Plinius) Variazione II (My Mind Flies) Variazione III (Shuum...) Variazione IV (Tredicesimo cortile) Variazione V (Dianalogo) Variazione VI (Spunti) Variazione VII (Posizione raggiunta) Canzona (There Will Be Time) Release Caliber 9 was released in Italy on February 15, 1972 where it was distributed by Lia Film. To qualify for a VM14 rating, the Italian film ratings board requested cuts to the scene in which Rocco tortures a courier with a razor, and the climactic sequence in which Rocco bludgeons Luca to death; Giomini felt that the censorship of the latter scene lessened its intended impact. It grossed a total of 754,443,000 Italian lire on its theatrical run in Italy. The film was released on Blu-ray by Raro Video on February 22, 2011. It was released again on Blu-ray and DVD by Arrow Video on June 16, 2015. Reception From contemporary reviews, a 98-minute English-dubbed version of the film, titled The Contract, was reviewed by John Raisbeck of the Monthly Film Bulletin. Raisbeck stated that "after a briskly edited pre-credits sequence, [...] The Contract degenerates into a patchy gangster thriller". The review noted that the film "announces a number of themes-the crime syndicate's big business connections, the Melvillian respect shared by the two professionals