---
title: 'The Rip-Off (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Antonio Margheriti'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rip-off-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078313/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Rip-Off (1975)

1975 · 103 min · Action · Germany, Italy

Original title: Controrapina

## Synopsis

The Rip-Off, also known as The Squeeze and Diamond Thieves, is a 1978 crime action film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It was Margheriti's third collaboration with actor Lee Van Cleef, after previously directing him in The Stranger and the Gunfighter and Take a Hard Ride.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Antonio Margheriti](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-margheriti)
- **Screenplay:** [Giovanni Simonelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-simonelli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paolo Vasile](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-vasile)
- **Producer:** [Carlo Ponti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-ponti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sergio D'Offizi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-d-offizi)

## Cast

- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef)
- [Roy Brocksmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-brocksmith)
- [Peter Carsten](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-carsten)
- [Robert Alda](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-alda)
- [Angelo Infanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-infanti)
- [Lionel Stander](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-stander)
- [Edward Albert](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-albert)
- [Ron van Clief](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-van-clief)
- [Rudolf Waldemar Brem](https://cinepixo.com/people/rudolf-waldemar-brem)
- [Karen Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-black)

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