''Flatfoot in Hong Kong'' ( and also known as ''Flatfoot Goes East'' and ''Le Cogneur'') is a 1975

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directed by Steno and starring

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. It is the second film of the "Flatfoot" film series. It is preceded by Flatfoot and followed by

Flatfoot in Africa ''Piedone l'africano'' (internationally released as ''Flatfoot in Africa'', ''Knock-Out Cop'' and ''The K.O. Cop'') is a 1978 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Steno and starring Bud Spencer. It is the third and penultimate chapter i ...

and Flatfoot in Egypt.

Plot

The police prepares to trap the Drug Lord of

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. The plan fails and Rizzo (Bud Spencer) decides to interrogate him for the last time, but when he arrives the Drug Lord has been murdered. Rizzo is accused of the murder and decides to investigate the arrival of an

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member, Frank Barella (Al Lettieri). The information given by Barella and Ferramenti (Dominic Barto) makes Rizzo believe that there is a rat in the police department, and, therefore, he must go to the

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to find out who he is. On his way through

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and

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, Rizzo encounters Barella, and this leads him to believe who is the corrupt police senior.

Cast

as Insp. 'Flatfoot' Rizzo *

Al Lettieri Alfredo Lettieri (February 24, 1928 – October 18, 1975) was an American actor. Active during the 1960s and 1970s, he commonly portrayed villainous characters. He achieved recognition for his performance as mobster Virgil Sollozzo in the crime f ...

as Frank Barella *

Robert Webber Robert Laman Webber (October 14, 1924 – May 19, 1989) was an American actor. He appeared in dozens of films and television series, including as Juror No. 12 in the 1957 film '' 12 Angry Men''. Early life Webber was the son of Robert Webber, ...

as Sam Accardo *

Enzo Cannavale Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''Cinema Paradiso'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academ ...

as brigadiere Caputo * Nancy Sit as Makiko * as Goldhand *

Renato Scarpa Renato Scarpa (14 September 1939 – 30 December 2021) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 85 films from 1969 to 2019. Scarpa died on 30 December 2021, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * '' Under the Sign of Scorpio'' (1969) * '' ...

as Insp. Morabito

Additional Stunt Crew

* Addy Sung as Peking Opera Thug (uncredited) *

Hoi Sang Lee Lee Hoi-sang (April 15, 1941 – September 9, 2024) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor and martial artist, known for his roles in ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (as Abbot Li Hai Sheng) (1978), '' Shaolin Challenges Ninja'' (1978), ''The In ...

as Peking Opera Thug (uncredited) * Lau Hok Min as Peking Opera Thug (uncredited) *

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically perf ...

as Peking Opera Thug (uncredited) *

Alan Chui Chung-San Chui Chung-San (often known as Shu Zhong Xin, Tsui Chung-San, Hsu Zhong-Xin or Alan Hsu; 16 August 1954 – 2 November 2022) was a Hong Kong actor, director, choreographer, martial artist and stuntman. He was known for being an action director ...

as Casino Police Informer (uncredited) * Chu Tiet Wo as Casino Police Informer (uncredited) * Poon Kin Kwan as Peking Opera Thug (uncredited) * Tai San as Peking Opera Thug (uncredited) * Tony Leung Siu Hung as Peking Opera thug (uncredited) * Lee Fat Yuen as Peking Opera thug (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1975 films 1970s crime comedy films Italian crime comedy films 1970s Italian-language films English-language Italian films Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis 1970s police comedy films Films set in Hong Kong Films set in Macau Films set in Thailand Films about the illegal drug trade 1975 comedy films 1970s Italian films 1970s English-language films 1975 multilingual films Italian multilingual films English-language crime comedy films {{comedy-crime-film-stub