---
title: 'The Payoff (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sergio Corbucci'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-payoff-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077918/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Payoff (1978)

1978 · 110 min · Comedy · Italy

Original title: La mazzetta

## Synopsis

The Payoff is an Italian crime comedy film directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci. It is based on the 1976 crime novel of the same name by the writer Attilio Veraldi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sergio Corbucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-corbucci)
- **Screenplay:** [Arduino Maiuri](https://cinepixo.com/people/arduino-maiuri), [Luciano De Crescenzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-de-crescenzo), [Elvio Porta](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvio-porta), [Attilio Veraldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/attilio-veraldi), [Massimo De Rita](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-de-rita)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pino Daniele](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-daniele)
- **Producer:** [Aurelio De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/aurelio-de-laurentiis), [Luigi De Laurentiis](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-de-laurentiis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Luigi Kuveiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-kuveiller)
- **Editor:** [Amedeo Salfa](https://cinepixo.com/people/amedeo-salfa)

## Cast

- [Paolo Stoppa](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-stoppa)
- [Salvatore Billa](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvatore-billa)
- [Nino Vingelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-vingelli)
- [Max Turilli](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-turilli)
- [Marisa Laurito](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-laurito)
- [Marisa Merlini](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-merlini)
- [Benito Stefanelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/benito-stefanelli)
- [Sal Borgese](https://cinepixo.com/people/sal-borgese)
- [Gennarino Palumbo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gennarino-palumbo)
- [Gennaro Di Napoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/gennaro-di-napoli)
- [Imma Piro](https://cinepixo.com/people/imma-piro)
- [Ugo Tognazzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ugo-tognazzi)
- [Giacomo Furia](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-furia)
- [Pietro De Vico](https://cinepixo.com/people/pietro-de-vico)
- [Nino Manfredi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-manfredi)

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