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6.9/10 Letterboxd Produced by Luciano Martino Cinematography Federico Zanni Director Umberto Lenzi Story by Sauro Scavolini | 6.8/10 IMDb Directed by Umberto Lenzi Music by Franco Micalizzi Initial release 3 February 1977 (Italy) Music director Franco Micalizzi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi
Dardano Sacchetti
Umberto Lenzi Starring Maurizio Merli
John Saxon
Renzo Palmer
Gabriella Lepori
Robert Hundar
Bruno Corazzari
Marco Guglielmi
Gabriella Giorgelli
Gianni Musy
Tomas Milian Screenplay Umberto Lenzi, Dardano Sacchetti, Ernesto Gastaldi Cast Tomas Milian, Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Renzo Palmer, Robert Hundar Similar Napoli violenta, Syndicate Sadists, From Corleone to Brooklyn, Cross Shot, Gang War in Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The cynic the rat and the fist 1977 italian trailer poliziotteschi
The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (Italian: Il cinico, l'infame, il violento, lit. "The Cynic, the Infamous, the Violent") is an Italian poliziotteschi crime action thriller directed in 1977 by Umberto Lenzi. The movie is the sequel to Lenzi's 1976 The Tough Ones, with Maurizio Merli reprising the role of Commissioner Leonardo Tanzi.
Contents
The title of the movie inspired the book Cinici infami e violenti (2005), written by Daniele Magni and Silvio Giobbio, a book guide about "Poliziotteschi".
Plot
Luigi Maietto aka "Chinaman" escapes from prison. As soon as he is free he assigns immediately two henchman to murder the inspector whose testimonal once led to his prison sentence. Inspector Tanzi is left for dead but survives. The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded. When Tanzi gets better, his superior wants him to hide in Switzerland. But Tanzi defies him because he intends to make sure himself that Maietto is put back in prison. He goes for it.
Cast
