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Flatfoot in Africa

Flatfoot in Africa

19786.21h 55m

Overview

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
Written by Giovanni Simonelli, Adriano Bolzoni, Franco Verucci
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Top Cast

Bud Spencer

Bud Spencer

Inspector Rizzo

Enzo Cannavale

Enzo Cannavale

Caputo

Werner Pochath

Werner Pochath

Spiros

Joe Stewardson

Joe Stewardson

Smollet

C

Carel Trichardt

Captain Müller

Desmond Thompson

Desmond Thompson

John Desmond - Commissioner of Police

B

Baldwyn Dakile

Bodo

Dagmar Lassander

Dagmar Lassander

Margy

Antonio Allocca

Antonio Allocca

Receptionist

Giancarlo Bastianoni

Giancarlo Bastianoni

Smollet's Henchman

Themes & Keywords

africasafarisouth africakommissar geigerdrugs

About Flatfoot in Africa

Flatfoot in Africa is a action, comedy, crime, drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of africa, safari, south africa, kommissar geiger, drugs. Directed by Steno, it stars Bud Spencer, Enzo Cannavale, Werner Pochath. 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.

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