Flatfoot in Africa

Piedone l'africano
(Flatfoot in Africa)
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
Running time
108 min
Country Italy - South Africa
Language Italian

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]

Plot summary

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

References

  1. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. pp. 176–177.
  2. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
  3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.

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