The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)

Il cinico, l'infame, il violento

A feast of violence and action!

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.

Date of release
1977-02-03
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (65)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director
Umberto Lenzi
Collection
Tanzi Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist is an Italian poliziotteschi film directed in 1977 by Umberto Lenzi and third entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe as well as serving as a direct sequel to The Tough Ones. The film was described by Italian film critic and historian Roberto Curti as "a sequel of sorts" to Lenzi's 1976 The Tough Ones, with Maurizio Merli reprising the role of Inspector Leonardo Tanzi.

Production

Screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi later spoke negatively on his work on the film "the story wasn't mine, and I just did supervising work on the finished script. Actually, I didn't even like the movie." The film was shot at Elios film and on location in Rome.

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