The Cop in Blue Jeans

The Cop in Blue Jeans is an Italian crime and comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. The film was a major commercial success and generated a film series consisting of eleven entries starring Tomas Milian as Inspector Nico Giraldi. Plot An undercover cop named Giraldi is assigned to the anti-mugging squad. He tries to capture one of the main Rome thieves Achille Bertinari called Baron. But when the later robbed the American crime boss, Richard Russo, also known as Shelley, Giraldi understands that it is not an easy task to arrest Russo-Shelley, so he should resort to ruses to bring him down. Cast Tomas Milian as Nico Giraldi Jack Palance as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo Maria Rosaria Omaggio as Mrs. Cattani Guido Mannari as Achille Bertinari "Er Baronetto" Jack La Cayenne as Colombo Raf Luca as Gargiulo Toni Ucci as Lando Rossi "Grottaferrata" Vincenzo Crocitti as Er Zagaja Benito Stefanelli as Shelley's Henchman John P. Dulaney as Ballarin Production The Cop in Blue Jeans was the first film where Tomas Milian would portray Marshall Nico Giraldi, nicknamed Il Pirata. The character would go on to be portrayed in 11 films between 1976 and 1984. The producer Galliano Juso recalled that the idea for the character came when Bruno Corbucci and him were making a film titled Il trafficone. While filming, Juso had his purse stolen by thieves on Kawasaki motorcycles. This even led to Corbucci and him to develop a film about an "anti-snatch" squad.