The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

A feast of violence and action!

Part of Tanzi Collection

1977•1h 40m•6.6/10

ActionCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(62)

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.

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Production

Dania Film, Medusa Distribuzione

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Maurizio Merli

Maurizio Merli

Leonardo Tanzi

John Saxon

John Saxon

Frank Di Maggio

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Luigi "Chinaman" Maietto

Gabriella Lepori

Gabriella Lepori

Nadia

Renzo Palmer

Renzo Palmer

Commissioner Astalli

Claudio Undari

Claudio Undari

Dario

Bruno Corazzari

Bruno Corazzari

Cesare Ettore

Gabriella Giorgelli

Gabriella Giorgelli

Maria Balzano

Marco Guglielmi

Marco Guglielmi

Marchetti

Salvatore Billa

Salvatore Billa

Salvatore

Claudio Nicastro

Claudio Nicastro

Fazi

Guido Alberti

Guido Alberti

Uncle

Aldo Massasso

Aldo Massasso

Magistrate

Riccardo Garrone

Riccardo Garrone

Natali

Fulvio Mingozzi

Fulvio Mingozzi

Inspector Pisani

Massimo Bonetti

Massimo Bonetti

Cappuccino

Gianfilippo Carcano

Gianfilippo Carcano

Professor

Brigitte Petronio

Brigitte Petronio

Blonde Hooker at Fazi's

Gianni Musy

Gianni Musy

Nicola Proietti

Dante Cleri

Dante Cleri

DiMaggio's Accountant

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