Flatfoot in Africa
Piedone l'africano (internationally released as Flatfoot in Africa, Knock-Out Cop and The K.O. Cop) is a 1978 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno. It is the third and penultimate chapter in the "Flatfoot" film series.[1][2][3]
| Piedone l'africano (Flatfoot in Africa) | |
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| Directed by | Steno |
| Produced by | Laser Rialto Film |
| Written by | Steno Giovanni Simonelli Franco Verucci |
| Starring | Bud Spencer Enzo Cannavale Dagmar Lassander |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
| Cinematography | Alberto Spagnoli |
| Edited by | Mario Morra |
| Distributed by | Titanus Medusa Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Italy South Africa |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
A trail of illicit diamonds takes Flatfoot and his acquaintance, Naples police commissioner Caputo, from Johannesburg to Swakopmund in the hopes of breaking up a South African smuggling ring. They are joined by Bodo, an African child, and confounded in their search by corrupt mining officials and an antagonistic inspector in the South-West African police.
Cast
- Bud Spencer as Insp. 'Flatfoot' Rizzo
- Enzo Cannavale as Caputo
- Werner Pochath as Spiros
- Joe Stewardson as Smollet
- Carel Trichardt as captain Muller
- Dagmar Lassander as Margy Connors
- Desmond Thompson as Inspector Desmond
- Baldwin Dakile as Bodo
- Antonio Allocca
- Giovanni Cianfriglia
References
- Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. pp. 176–177.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.
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