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Flatfoot in Africa (1978)

Flatfoot in Africa poster
Original title
Piedone l'africano
Directed by
Steno
Genre
action film, comedy film
Country
Germany, Italy
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 180 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Bud Spencer plays a tough police detective who travels to Africa to investigate a crime. He uses his fists and his sense of humor to take on local criminals.

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What happens

Piedone l'africano (internationally released as Flatfoot in Africa, Knock-Out Cop and The K.O. Cop) is a 1978 Italian-West German "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the third and penultimate chapter in the "Flatfoot" film series. It is preceded by Flatfoot and Flatfoot in Hong Kong and followed by Flatfoot in Egypt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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