Squadra antitruffa (1977)

Director:

Bruno Corbucci

Writers:

Mario Amendola, Bruno Corbucci

Stars:

Tomas Milian, David Hemmings, Anna Cardini

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tomas Milian	...	Nico Giraldi
David Hemmings	...	Robert Clayton
Anna Cardini	...	The Girl
Alberto Farnese	...	Avv. Ferrante
Massimo Vanni	...	Brigadiere Gargiulo
Leo Gullotta	...	Tarcisio Pollaroli - aka Er Fibbia
Bombolo	...	Franco 'Venticello' Bertarelli (as Franco Lechner)
Antonio De Leo	...	Milord
Marcello Martana	...	maresciallo Trentini
Roberto Alessandri	...	Aldo Proietti - aka Er Picchio
Marcello Verziera	...	The False Killer
Nazzareno Natale	...	Tassista (as Natale Nazzareno)
Giancarlo Badessi	...	Baruffaldi - the Atalanta supporter
Roberto Messina	...	Commissario Tozzi
Marco Tulli	...	Venticello's Accomplice (as Primo Marcotulli)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | poliziottesco | nico giraldi

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Also Known As:

Swindle

Filming Locations:

Bagni di Tivoli, Tivoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemaster S.r.l., Dear Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)

User Reviews

A tough, hilarious eurocrime masterpiece

SWINDLE is one of the most entertaining poliziotteschi I've ever seen, and I've seen most of them. COP IN BLUE JEANS, the first in the Nico Giraldi series, was somewhat enjoyable but it left me a bit cold. I really didn't know what to expect from other entries in that series, but SWINDLE - being the only other Giraldi effort I've seen - was far more stylish and accomplished. The script was dynamite, Milian was never funnier, David Hemmings turns in a great performance (and is also very funny), and the action scenes were simply amazing.

This was released recently on DVD in Germany from a company called Sunfilm, and it fortunately has an English audio track, despite the fact that the case says it only has German and Italian audio. The print was very nice and the English dubbing was among the best I've ever heard.

You don't need to see any of the other Nico Giraldi movies to enjoy SWINDLE. It doesn't have any narrative ties to the others in the series. As it stands, I would say this is among my favorite of the Eurocrime efforts of the 1970s and it entertained me to such an extent that I'm very curious about the other Giraldi films.

If you get the chance to see SWINDLE, take it. You'll never regret it.