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49 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
"A feast of violence and action!"
1977 1h 40m IT
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6.6TMDB Β· 65
ActionCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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A vengeful criminal targets the inspector who put him away, but the inspector survives and fakes his death. Ignoring orders to flee, he sets out to bring the fugitive back to justice.
βA feast of violence and action!β
Cast
Maurizio Merli
Leonardo Tanzi
John Saxon
Frank Di Maggio
Tomas Milian
Luigi "Chinaman" Maietto
Gabriella Lepori
Nadia
Renzo Palmer
Commissioner Astalli
Claudio Undari
Dario
Bruno Corazzari
Cesare Ettore
Gabriella Giorgelli
Maria Balzano
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Umberto Lenzi
- Writers
- Ernesto Gastaldi, Umberto Lenzi, Sauro Scavolini
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Tanzi Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Umberto Lenzi, shot by Federico Zanni. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Eugenio Alabiso 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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Maurizio Merli and John Saxon and Tomas Milian carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A feast of violence and action!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0075852 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Umberto Lenzi directs. Federico Zanni behind the camera. Franco Micalizzi scores. Eugenio Alabiso cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 149 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "Tanzi Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Directed by Umberto Lenzi, shot by Federico Zanni. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Franco Micalizzi. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Maurizio Merli and John Saxon and Tomas Milian carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "A feast of violence and action!".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0075852 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 65 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Federico Zanni
- Original score
- Franco Micalizzi
- Editing
- Eugenio Alabiso
- Production design
- Elio Micheli
- Costume design
- Silvio Laurenzi
- Makeup / hair
- Franco Di Girolamo
- Stunt coordinator
- Riccardo Petrazzi
- Runtime
- 100 min Β· 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Part of
Tanzi Collection
The Tanzi Collection
Also by
Umberto Lenzi
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
- DA
Dania Film
IT
- ME
Medusa Distribuzione
IT
Key crew
- ProducerLuciano Martino
- EditorEugenio Alabiso
- Assistant CameraMario Pastorini
- Assistant EditorAmedeo Moriani
- First Assistant DirectorFiliberto Fiaschi
- Assistant Production DesignPaolo Innocenzi
- Makeup ArtistFranco Di Girolamo
- Still PhotographerCarlo Alberto Cocchi
- SoundRaffaele De Luca
- Production DesignElio Micheli
- Line ProducerPietro Innocenzi
- Camera OperatorElio Polacchi
- Boom OperatorStefano Piermarioli
- Special EffectsGino Vagniluca
- Unit ManagerRosalba Di Bartolo Tonti
- Makeup ArtistPietro Tenoglio
- Sound MixerBruno Moreal
- Production SecretaryEvi Farinelli
- ConductorAlexander Blonksteiner
- Script SupervisorMaria Luisa Merci
- Assistant EditorMarcello Cannone
- Stunt CoordinatorRiccardo Petrazzi
- HairstylistIolanda Angelucci
- Key GripGiuseppe Gabrielli
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sniper rifle
- fire extinguisher
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Physical2012-09-21
Also known as
International titles
- Le Cynique, l'infΓ’me, le violentFR
- The Cynic, the Rat & the FistUS
- ηιΌ θ‘ε¨CN
