Flatfoot

Flatfoot is a 1973 poliziottesco-comedy film directed by Steno. The film starring Bud Spencer obtained a great commercial success, generated three sequels. It is followed by Flatfoot in Hong Kong, Flatfoot in Africa and Flatfoot in Egypt. The title song is performed by Santo & Johnny. Plot summary In Naples the Inspector Rizzo, nicknamed "Flatfoot", defeats a gang of drug traffickers. The criminals, from Marseille, were peddling drugs using frozen fish, but Flatfoot has managed to arrest them, with the help of a boss of the Neapolitan underworld, called Manomozza (snipped hand). After the arrest however, Flatfoot discovers that Manomozza did the double game and now intends to forge an alliance with the traffickers "Marseilles". Flatfoot, thanks to the tip from a friend, finds the place and time of the meeting between drug dealers, subdues them and sends everyone to jail. Cast Bud Spencer: Inspector "Flatfoot" Rizzo Adalberto Maria Merli: Police Commissioner Tabassi Raymond Pellegrin: Lawyer De Ribbis Juliette Mayniel: Maria Mario Pilar: Manomozza Angelo Infanti: Ferdinando Scarano, "'O Barone" Enzo Cannavale: Deputy Inspector Caputo Nino Vingelli: Old Man of Camorra Production Steno stated that "For better or worse, Flatfoot was a crime flick, and I think that hadn't I directed Execution Squad, producers wouldn't have allowed me to do it."