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title: 'The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Umberto Lenzi'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cynic-the-rat-and-the-fist-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075852/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)

1977 · 100 min · Action · Italy

Original title: Il cinico, l'infame, il violento

## Synopsis

The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist is an Italian poliziotteschi film directed in 1977 by Umberto Lenzi and third entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe
 as well as serving as a direct sequel to The Tough Ones. The film was described by Italian film critic and historian Roberto Curti as "a sequel of sorts" to Lenzi's 1976 The Tough Ones, with Maurizio Merli reprising the role of Inspector Leonardo Tanzi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Umberto Lenzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-lenzi)
- **Screenplay:** [Umberto Lenzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/umberto-lenzi), [Ernesto Gastaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernesto-gastaldi), [Dardano Sacchetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dardano-sacchetti)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franco Micalizzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-micalizzi)
- **Producer:** [Luciano Martino](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-martino)
- **Editor:** [Eugenio Alabiso](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenio-alabiso)

## Cast

- [Fortunato Arena](https://cinepixo.com/people/fortunato-arena)
- [John Saxon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-saxon)
- [Benito Pacifico](https://cinepixo.com/people/benito-pacifico)
- [Claudio Ruffini](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-ruffini)
- [Rosario Borelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosario-borelli)
- [Tommaso Palladino](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommaso-palladino)
- [Guido Alberti](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-alberti)
- [Claudio Nicastro](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-nicastro)
- [Gabriella Giorgelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriella-giorgelli)
- [Maurizio Merli](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurizio-merli)
- [Robert Hundar](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hundar)
- [Carolyn De Fonseca](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolyn-de-fonseca)
- [Massimo Bonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-bonetti)
- [Tomas Milian](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-milian)
- [Franco Odoardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-odoardi)

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