Il cinico, l'infame, il violento (1977)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi, Umberto Lenzi,

Stars:

Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Tomas Milian

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maurizio Merli	...	Leonardo Tanzi
John Saxon	...	Frank Di Maggio
Tomas Milian	...	Luigi 'Er Cinese' Maietto
Renzo Palmer	...	Commissioner Astalli
Gabriella Lepori	...	Nadia
Claudio Undari	...	Dario (as Robert Hundar)
Bruno Corazzari	...	Cesare Ettore
Marco Guglielmi	...	Marchetti, Di Maggio's lawyer
Gabriella Giorgelli	...	Maria Balzano
Guido Alberti	...	Tanzi's uncle
Aldo Massasso	...	Magistrate
Brigitte Petronio	...	Hooker at Fazi's
Gianni Musy	...	Nicola Proietti
Gianfilippo Carcano	...	The Professor
Dante Cleri	...	Ragioniere

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | violence against women | blood splatter | poliziottesco | shot in the arm | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

3 February 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dania Film, Medusa Produzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Roma a mano armata (1976)

User Reviews

Excellent Italian police films!

THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST is an excellent Italian police film directed by genre meister Umberto Lenzi. Despite his cannibal movies notority this is what Lenzi is really best at. Stylish, well scripted, with catchy scores and starring tough guys like Tomas Milian, Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Henry Silva and other genre vets his police films always offer great entertainment. The plot (as in his other films) isn't very important, but has basically something to do with tough cop Merli hunting down and beating up criminals, while dodging counterattacks from gangsters Milian and Saxon.