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The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist

1977 · 100 min

A gritty, fast-paced crime thriller with tough-guy heroics and sudden bursts of violence.

Tagline
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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • crime
  • violence
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, crime, thriller
Directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Written by
Ernesto Gastaldi, Umberto Lenzi, Dardano Sacchetti
Starring
Maurizio Merli, John Saxon, Tomas Milian, Gabriella Lepori, Renzo Palmer, Claudio Undari, Bruno Corazzari, Gabriella Giorgelli
Music
Franco Micalizzi
Cinematography
Federico Zanni
Runtime
100 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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