The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

100 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Feb. 3, 1977

Luigi "Chinaman" Maietto escapes from prison. As soon as he is free he assigns immediately two henchman to murder the inspector whose testimonial once led to his prison sentence. Inspector Tanzi is left for dead but survives. The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded. When Tanzi gets better, his superior wants him to hide in Switzerland. But Tanzi defies him because he intends to make sure himself that Maietto is put back in prison. He goes for it.

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

100 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Feb. 3, 1977

The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Luigi "Chinaman" Maietto escapes from prison. As soon as he is free he assigns immediately two henchman to murder the inspector whose testimonial once led to his prison sentence. Inspector Tanzi is left for dead but survives. The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded. When Tanzi gets better, his superior wants him to hide in Switzerland. But Tanzi defies him because he intends to make sure himself that Maietto is put back in prison. He goes for it.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Dania Film, Medusa Produzione
Original title Il cinico, l'infame, il violento
Directors Umberto Lenzi
Writers Sauro Scavolini, Ernesto Gastaldi, Dardano Sacchetti, Umberto Lenzi

Cast

Tomas Milian

as Luigi "Chinaman" Maietto

Maurizio Merli

as Leonardo Tanzi

John Saxon

as Frank Di Maggio

Gabriella Lepori

as Nadia

Renzo Palmer

as Commissioner Astalli

Claudio Undari

as Dario

Bruno Corazzari

as Cesare Ettore

Gabriella Giorgelli

as Maria Balzano

Marco Guglielmi

as Marchetti

Salvatore Billa

as Salvatore

Guido Alberti

as Uncle

Aldo Massasso

as Magistrate

Riccardo Garrone

as Natali

Fulvio Mingozzi

as Inspector Pisani

Massimo Bonetti

as Cappuccino

Gianfilippo Carcano

as Professor

Brigitte Petronio

as Blonde Hooker at Fazi's

Gianni Musy

as Nicola Proietti

Dante Cleri

as DiMaggio's Accountant

Piero Tiberi

as / Cappuccino's Friend

Franco Odoardi

as Esposito

Rosario Borelli

as Di Maggio's Scarred Henchman

Tommaso Palladino

as Di Maggio's Henchman

Benito Pacifico

as Hitman

Franco Marino

as / Gigi

Ermelinda De Felice

as Landlady

Fortunato Arena

as Large Jail Hoodlum

Sergio Testori

as Prison Assassin

Omero Capanna

as Thief

Domenico Cianfriglia

as Prison Guard

Rocco Lerro

as Driver

Claudio Ruffini

as Fazi's Door Guard

Sergio Smacchi

as Fazi Gunman

Renzo Pevarello

as Fazi Henchman

Riccardo Petrazzi

as Di Maggio Henchman

Nestore Cavaricci

as Police

Costantino Carrozza

as Operaio

Enrico Chiappafreddo

as Taxi Driver

Ennio Antonelli

as Prison Barber

Antonio Basile

as Di Maggio Henchman

Alba Maiolini

as Woman in Plaza

Sisto Brunetti

as Journalist

Joris Muzio

as Police

Rinaldo Zamperla

as Guard

Raniero Dorascenzi

as Angry Bar Owner

Milla Johansson

as Wife of Di Maggio (uncredited)