The rascal and the cop
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The rascal and the cop |
| Original title | Il trucido e lo sbirro |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Umberto Lenzi |
| script | Umberto Lenzi Dardano Sacchetti Elisa Briganti |
| production |
Claudio Mancini Ugo Tucci |
| music | Bruno Canfora |
| camera | Luigi Kuveiller |
| cut | Eugenio Alabiso |
| occupation | |
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The rascal and the Bull (Original title: Il Trucido e lo sbirro ) is an Italian thriller from 1976. In that of Umberto Lenzi staged poliziotteschi play Claudio Cassinelli and Tomas Milian the leading roles. The film opened in Italy on August 28, 1976 and grossed 509,747,000 lire, making it the 34th most successful Italian film of 1976. Tomas Milian became the star of the genre through the film. A series of films with similar roles followed for Milian.
action
In Rome, the work of the police is heavily criticized by the press. The millionaire daughter Camilla was kidnapped by the gang boss Brescianelli, and the police are unable to report any success in their search. Commissario Sarti wants to save the little girl and has little time. Camilla has severe kidney disease and urgently needs dialysis . Brescianelli is said to be unrecognizable after a facial operation. Bad prospects for the police, but Sarti has an unusual idea.
In a Roman prison, the inmates sit together at the cinema. The staff and inmates are distracted. Commissario Sarti uses this moment to kidnap the city-famous thief Monnezza. With the help of Monnezza, Sarti wants to investigate the kidnapping of little Camilla and arrest Brescianelli. The kidnapping is successful, but Monnezza initially has no interest in participating in Sarti's plan. But Sarti lures with easing of detention and a shortening of the prison term.
The perpetrators Vallelunga, Calabrese and Mario were discovered early by the police in a raid on a Ferrovie dello Stato train . The three perpetrators manage to escape. Monnezza contacts them and spreads the legend that Brescianelli had betrayed their coup to the police. The troop wants to take revenge on Brescianelli and is now working with Sarti and Monnezza. By researching the underworld, they find out where Brescianelli and the kidnapping victims are hiding. Together they surprise the gangsters. Several of Brescianelli's people died in gunfire. But Brescianelli and the girl Camilla cannot be found.
Brescianelli wants to give Monnezza a lesson and kill his brother. He shows up with his people at the local milk factory, but a work colleague is accidentally killed instead of Monnezza's brother.
By chance, Calabrese discovers that Sarti is a police officer. However, Monnezza can defuse the situation. Sarti finds out that one could learn more about Brescianelli through the "French", but he is meanwhile in custody. Monnezza and Sarti gain access to the French through clever feinting. He tells them that Brescianelli's friend Mara is in town. Monnezza and Sarti manage to arrest Mara in their apartment. Now all they have to do is watch Breschianelli appear.
In the end, Sarti and his men manage to find Brescianelli's new hiding place. There is heavy fighting here. Sarti manages to free Camilla. Mario, Calabrese, Brescianelli and his men die in the fighting.
useful information
- Originally the film was supposed to be a pure comedy, but Umberto Lenzi largely rewrote the finished script.
Several references to other films are made in the film:
- In prison, the convicts are shown the western Ein Halleluja für Camposanto by Giuliano Carnimeo .
- When a movie theater is attacked, the robbers mock the film program. The film posters from Salon Kitty by Tinto Brass and Vier in the red circle by Jean-Pierre Melville are shown.
criticism
“It is a story of an unusual alliance made out of necessity between an unscrupulous police officer and a gang of criminals and anarchist thief. [...] The authors have obviously eagerly read the Italian newspapers in recent years. "
“Family reunion: In Lenzi's Il trucido e lo sbirro, almost all the important faces of the" Polizieschi "are gathered. [...] Once again, Lenzi shows us excellently prepared genre folklore, which, in addition to precise craftsmanship, stands for highly qualified entertainment. "
"Brutal detective who uses his episodically structured plot for numerous cruel effects."
“THE SLIT EAR AND THE BULL is the presumed hour of birth of the milianesque“ Monnezza ”character, whose peculiarities later also influenced the inspector Nico Giraldi. Tomas Milian, who partly wrote or improvised the lyrics for this character himself, gave the tricky, occasional crook in Lenzi-Hauer LA BANDA DEL GOBBO (THE TOAD), where he is complemented by his hunchbacked twin brother “Il Gobbo”, who also in Lenzi's ROMA A MANO ARMATA (THE VIPER) not only Maurizio Merli makes life difficult. [...] The film doesn’t skimp on cracks at all. The cast is worth its weight in gold. [...] Milian's figure is already acting quite antisocially at times, but is identified by appropriate statements as an intimate expert on the social conditions in Italy. "
Web links
- The rascal and the bull in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dati forniti dal libro Quel fenomeno of Monnezza , scritto da Alberto Pallotta.
- ^ Leo - Il Messaggero - 08/29/1976
- ↑ "The Terror is Directing" - The Italian Gangster and Police Film "by Michael Cholewa and Karsten Thurau, p. 172, 2nd edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-931608-91-0
- ↑ The rascal and the bull. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .