''Ripped Off'' (also known as ''The Boxer'' and ''Un uomo dalla pelle dura'') is a 1972 American/Italian

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by Franco Prosperi and starring Robert Blake and

Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine (; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular perfor ...

Plot

A young boxer is framed for murdering his crooked manager. His only option is to escape from jail and find the real murderer himself.

Cast

* Robert Blake: Teddy "Cherokee" Wilcox *

Catherine Spaak Catherine Spaak (3 April 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a French-born Italian actress and singer who acted in mostly in Italian films with some Hollywood and international productions. She is best known for her roles in the films '' Il Sorpasso'' ( ...

: Claire Wilson *

: Captain Perkins *

Tomas Milian Tomas Milian (born Tomás Quintín Rodríguez-Varona Milián Salinas de la Fé y Álvarez de la Campa; 3 March 1933 – 22 March 2017) was a Cuban-born actor and singer with American and Italian citizenship, known for the emotional intensity an ...

: The Stranger *

Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role ...

: Nick da Catarina * Orazio Orlando: Mike Durell

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* 1972 films 1972 crime films American boxing films Italian independent films American independent films Troma Entertainment films Films set in the United States Italian boxing films 1972 independent films Italian crime films American crime films English-language Italian films 1970s English-language films Films directed by Franco Prosperi 1970s American films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub