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Flatfoot in Hong Kong

1975 · 108 min

A breezy, boisterous crime caper with a hulking, wisecracking hero, mixing slapstick brawls with exotic locations and a twisty whodunit.

Overview
Inspector Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, thriller, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Steno, Lucio De Caro, Franco Verucci
Starring
Bud Spencer, Al Lettieri, Enzo Cannavale, Renato Scarpa, Francesco De Rosa, Nancy Sit Ka-Yin, Daygolo, Robert Webber
Music
Guido De Angelis, Maurizio De Angelis
Cinematography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Runtime
108 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Cantonese, English, Italian, Mandarin, Thai

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