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The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist is a italien film of genre Thriller directed by Umberto Lenzi with John Saxon
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)
Il cinico, l'infame, il violento
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Add to a movie listThe Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (Italian: Il cinico, l'infame, il violento) is an Italian crime action thriller directed in 1977 by Umberto Lenzi. The movie is the sequel to Rome Armed to the Teeth, with Maurizio Merli reprising the role of Commissioner 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".
Synopsis
Luigi Maietto aka "Chinaman" escapes from prison. As soon as he is free he assigns immediately two henchman to murder the inspector whose testimonal once led to his prison sentence. Inspector Tanzi is left for dead but survives. The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded. When Tanzi gets better, his superior wants him to hide in Switzerland. But Tanzi defies him because he intends to make sure himself that Maietto is put back in prison. He goes for it.Actors
John Saxon
(Frank Di Maggio)
Maurizio Merli
(Leonardo Tanzi)
Tomás Milián
(Luigi "Chinaman" Maietto)
Renzo Palmer
(Commissioner Astalli)
Robert Hundar
(Dario)
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