Stiletto is a 1969 American crime film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski and starring Alex Cord, Britt Ekland and Patrick O'Neal. It is based on the novel Stiletto (1960) by Harold Robbins. The film marked the debut of Raul Julia. Synopsis A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he is also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him. Cast Alex Cord as Count Cesare Cardinali Britt Ekland as Illeana Patrick O'Neal as Baker Joseph Wiseman as Matteo Barbara McNair as Ahn Dessie John Dehner as District Attorney Titos Vandis as Tonio Eduardo Ciannelli as Don Andrea Roy Scheider as Bennett Lincoln Kilpatrick as Hannibal Smith Louie Elias as Mann Luke Andreas as Macy Dominic Barto as Franchini James Tolkan as Edwards Amaru as Rosa Raul Julia as Party Guest See also List of American films of 1969 References External links 1969 films 1969 crime films Films about contract killing Mafia films Films directed by Bernard L. Kowalski Embassy Pictures films Films based on American novels 1960s English-language films American crime films 1960s American films