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Cast
Bud Spencer
as Inspector Rizzo
Enzo Cannavale
as Caputo
Werner Pochath
as Spiros
Joe Stewardson
as Smollet
Carel Trichardt
as Captain Müller
Desmond Thompson
as John Desmond - Commissioner of Police
Baldwyn Dakile
as Bodo
Dagmar Lassander
as Margy
Antonio Allocca
as Receptionist
Giancarlo Bastianoni
as Smollet's Henchman
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1978
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime
Votes180
DirectorSteno
WritersAdriano Bolzoni, Franco Verucci, Giovanni Simonelli
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFlatfoot in Africa
About Flatfoot in Africa
Inspector Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediately before this meeting the South African policeman is killed. Dying he shows Rizzo a picture of his young son Bodo. Rizzo travels to Johannesburg to find out what the policeman was working on and to find Bodo.
Directed by Steno, Flatfoot in Africa leans on a strong ensemble — Bud Spencer, Enzo Cannavale, Werner Pochath — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1978.
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