The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)

Original title

Il cinico, l'infame, il violento

Directed by

Umberto Lenzi

Genre

action film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

luca

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Italian poliziotteschi film from 1977. It follows Inspector Leonardo Tanzi as he pursues violent criminals in a corrupt city. The story is a direct sequel to a previous film by the same director.

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What happens

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 film directed in 1977 by Umberto Lenzi and third entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe as well as serving as a direct sequel to The Tough Ones. The film was described by Italian film critic and historian Roberto Curti as "a sequel of sorts" to Lenzi's 1976 The Tough Ones, with Maurizio Merli reprising the role of Inspector Leonardo Tanzi. 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". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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