The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist (1977)

Released: 1977-02-03 Duration: 1hr 40min

Genres: Action Crime Thriller

Rating 6.7

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A feast of violence and action!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Dania Film

Medusa Distribuzione

Additional Info

Budget	$0.00
Revenue	$0.00
Original Language	it
Popularity	4.074

Directed By

Umberto Lenzi

Crew

Producer
Luciano Martino

Original Music Composer
Franco Micalizzi

Screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi

Screenplay
Umberto Lenzi

Story
Sauro Scavolini

Editor
Eugenio Alabiso

Screenplay
Dardano Sacchetti

Director
Umberto Lenzi

Property Master
Umberto Innocenzi

Unit Manager
Rosalba Di Bartolo Tonti

Assistant Editor
Amedeo Moriani

Sound Mixer
Bruno Moreal

Production Design
Elio Micheli

Script Supervisor
Maria Luisa Merci

Key Grip
Giuseppe Gabrielli

Production Secretary
Evi Farinelli

Line Producer
Pietro Innocenzi

Sound
Raffaele De Luca

Assistant Editor
Marcello Cannone

First Assistant Director
Filiberto Fiaschi

Director of Photography
Federico Zanni

Stunt Coordinator
Riccardo Petrazzi

Boom Operator
Stefano Piermarioli

Assistant Production Design
Paolo Innocenzi

Makeup Artist
Franco Di Girolamo

Special Effects
Gino Vagniluca

Hairstylist
Iolanda Angelucci

Assistant Camera
Mario Pastorini

Still Photographer
Carlo Alberto Cocchi

Makeup Artist
Pietro Tenoglio

Conductor
Alexander Blonksteiner

Camera Operator
Elio Polacchi

Costume Design
Silvio Laurenzi

Gaffer
Roberto Belli

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