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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
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| Story by | Sauro Scavolini[1] |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino[1] |
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| Cinematography | Federico Zani[1] |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso[1] |
| Music by | Franco Micalizzi[1] |
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| Distributed by | Medusa |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤1.818 billion |
The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (Italian: Il cinico, l'infame, il violento, lit. 'The Cynic, the Infamous, the Violent') is an Italian poliziotteschi film directed in 1977 by Umberto Lenzi and third entry into the Tanzi/Moretto/Monnezza shared universe[2][time needed] as well as serving as a direct sequel to The Tough Ones. The film was described by Italian film critic and historian Roberto Curti as "a sequel of sorts" to Lenzi's 1976 The Tough Ones, with Maurizio Merli reprising the role of Inspector Leonardo Tanzi.[1][3]
The title of the movie inspired the book Cinici infami e violenti (2005), written by Daniele Magni and Silvio Giobbio, a book guide about "Poliziotteschi".[4]