The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
"Squadra antiscippo" (original title)

A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.

Director:

Bruno Corbucci

Writers:

Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci

Stars:

Tomas Milian, Jack Palance, Maria Rosaria Omaggio

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomas Milian	...	Nico Giraldi
Jack Palance	...	Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Maria Rosaria Omaggio	...	Signora Cattani
Guido Mannari	...	Achille Pettinari aka Baronetto
Jack La Cayenne	...	Policeman
Raf Luca	...	Gargiulo
Benito Stefanelli	...	Shelley's Henchman
Toni Ucci	...	Lando Rossi - aka Grottaferrata
Marcello Martana	...	maresciallo Trentini
Vincenzo Crocitti	...	The Stuttering Thief
Roberto Chiappa
Roberto Messina	...	Commissario Tozzi
Adriano Valentini
Anna Melita	...	Adelaide
Angelo Pellegrino	...	Il Chiappetta

Storyline

Nico Geraldi is a tough undercover cop in the manner of Serpico. His rough and unkempt appearance belies his seriousness regarding crime and criminals. As a ring of pickpockets and thieves plagues Geraldi's city, he attempts to find the fences and criminal masterminds behind the thieves. Richard Russo is the crime boss. He successfully dodges the police, while he manages his criminal empire with cunning and ruthlessness. In the end, Geraldi must deal with Russo using unofficial means.

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Plot Keywords:

police | airport | pantyhose | mouse | poliziottesco | 

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Taglines:

The Cop in Blue Jeans...is dressed to kill.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

11 March 1976 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Cop in Blue Jeans

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemaster S.r.l.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Delitto sull'autostrada (1982)

User Reviews

Action and Irony in this "first-manner" Milian Police movie

Here we have the rude, ill-mannered and unkempt Nicola Giraldi (Tomas Milian), a Roman policeman forced to hunt a band of senseless pickpocketers and thefts in the outskirts of Rome.

But when an American boss begins to mysteriously kill this young criminals one after another, Giraldi shows his exceptional inspection abilities.

Strange and entertaining movie, that starts like a rough comedy and turns into a serious police movie.

See it.