Flatfoot in Africa

1978 1h 55m IT

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6.2

MID

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6.2

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 182★6.2IMDB · 3,958

ActionComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Inspector Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediately before this meeting the South African policeman is killed. Dying he shows Rizzo a picture of his young son Bodo. Rizzo travels to Johannesburg to find out what the policeman was working on and to find Bodo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bud Spencer
Inspector Rizzo
Enzo Cannavale
Caputo
Werner Pochath
Spiros
Joe Stewardson
Smollet
Carel Trichardt
Captain Müller
Desmond Thompson
John Desmond - Commissioner of Police
Baldwyn Dakile
Bodo
Dagmar Lassander
Margy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steno
Writers: Adriano Bolzoni, Franco Verucci, Giovanni Simonelli
Languages: Italian
Countries: Germany, Italy

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Flatfoot Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steno, shot by Alberto Spagnoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Guido De Angelis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mario Morra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bud Spencer and Enzo Cannavale and Werner Pochath carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Steno directs. Alberto Spagnoli behind the camera. Guido De Angelis scores. Mario Morra cuts. Produced in Germany, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
3Part of the "Flatfoot Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Steno, shot by Alberto Spagnoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Guido De Angelis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mario Morra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bud Spencer and Enzo Cannavale and Werner Pochath carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0076544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.