
Flatfoot in Egypt(1980)
Inspector Rizzo and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing.


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.

Bud Spencer
Inspector Rizzo

Enzo Cannavale
Caputo

Werner Pochath
Spiros

Joe Stewardson
Smollet
Carel Trichardt
Captain Müller

Desmond Thompson
John Desmond - Commissioner of Police
Baldwyn Dakile
Bodo

Dagmar Lassander
Margy

Antonio Allocca
Receptionist

Giancarlo Bastianoni
Smollet's Henchman
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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