Flatfoot in Africa

1978 Italian film

Piedone l'africano
(Flatfoot in Africa)

Directed by| Steno
Written by| Steno
Giovanni Simonelli
Franco Verucci
Produced by| Laser Rialto Film
Starring| Bud Spencer
Enzo Cannavale
Dagmar Lassander
Cinematography| Alberto Spagnoli
Edited by| Mario Morra
Music by| Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Distributed by| Titanus
Medusa Film

Release date

* 1978 (1978)

Running time

| 108 minutes
Countries| Italy
South Africa
Language| Italian

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 in the "Flatfoot" film series. It is preceded by Flatfoot and Flatfoot in Hong Kong  and followed by Flatfoot in Egypt [1][2][3]

## Plot[edit]

A trail of illicit diamonds takes Flatfoot and his acquaintance, Naples police commissioner Caputo, from Johannesburg to Swakopmund in the hopes of breaking up a South African smuggling ring. They are joined by Bodo, an African child, and confounded in their search by corrupt mining officials and an antagonistic inspector in the South-West African police.

## Cast[edit]

* Bud Spencer as Insp. 'Flatfoot' Rizzo
* Enzo Cannavale as Caputo
* Werner Pochath as Spiros
* Joe Stewardson as Smollet
* Carel Trichardt as captain Muller
* Dagmar Lassander as Margy Connors
* Desmond Thompson as Inspector Desmond
* Baldwin Dakile as Bodo
* Antonio Allocca
* Giovanni Cianfriglia

## Trivia[edit]

* During filming in South Africa, there was an incident when Bud Spencer wanted to eat together with black actor Baldwyn Dakile, who played Bodo, in a restaurant in Johannesburg. The boy was denied entry due to apartheid. Spencer then decided not to eat in the restaurant either, but was later informed by the police chief that he would be expelled from the country immediately if this behavior was repeated in the future.[4]

* Bud Spencer was not dubbed in the original version in this film, as in many of his films, but can be heard in his own voice.

* The title song Freedom is interpreted by Guido De Angelis and Maurizio De Angelis under the pseudonym I Charango.

* Since the film was set in South Africa, which was ostracized internationally because of the apartheid prevailing there, the film was not shown in the GDR.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006. pp. 176–177.
2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
3. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.
4. ^ M. Norcini e S. Ippoliti: ... Continuavano a chiamarlo Bud Spencer. Cine70 e dintorni, n. 3, primavera 2003.

## External links[edit]

* Flatfoot in Africa at IMDb

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Flatfoot films

* Flatfoot (1973)
* Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
* Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
* Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)

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Films directed by Steno

* A Night of Fame (1949)
* A Dog's Life (1950)
* È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950)
* Cops and Robbers (1951)
* Toto and the King of Rome (1952)
* Toto and the Women (1952)
* Toto in Color (1952)
* The Unfaithfuls (1953)
* Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
* Cinema d'altri tempi (1953)
* A Day in Court (1954)
* An American in Rome (1954)
* Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1954)
* The Letters Page (1955)
* Nero's Weekend (1956)
* Female Three Times (1957)
* Susanna Whipped Cream (1957)
* Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
* Mia nonna poliziotto (1958)
* Toto in the Moon (1958)
* Toto in Madrid (1959)
* The Overtaxed (1959)
* Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
* Un militare e mezzo (1960)
* Letto a tre piazze (1960)
* Some Like It Cold (1960)
* Psycosissimo (1961)
* Musketeers of the Sea (1961)
* La ragazza di mille mesi (1961)
* The Two Colonels (1962)
* Totò Diabolicus (1962)
* Copacabana Palace (1962)
* Toto vs. the Four (1963)
* Heroes of the West (1964)
* I gemelli del Texas (1964)
* A Monster and a Half (1964)
* Letti sbagliati (1965)
* Rose rosse per Angelica (1965)
* Love Italian Style (1966)
* The Crazy Kids of the War (1967)
* How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967)
* Caprice Italian Style (1967)
* Transplant (1969)
* Gang War (1971)
* The Blonde in the Blue Movie (1971)
* Execution Squad (1971)
* Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972)
* L'uccello migratore (1972)
* My Brother Anastasia (1973)
* Flatfoot (1973)
* Policewoman (1974)
* Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1974)
* The Boss and the Worker (1975)
* Febbre da cavallo (1976)
* L'Italia s'è rotta (1976)
* Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
* Double Murder (1977)
* Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
* Amori miei (1978)
* Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
* Hot Potato (1979)
* Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
* Prickly Pears (1980)
* Quando la coppia scoppia (1981)
* Il tango della gelosia (1981)
* Dio li fa e poi li accoppia (1982)
* Banana Joe (1982)
* An Ideal Adventure (1982)
* Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
* Mani di fata (1983)
* Mi faccia causa (1984)
* Urban Animals (1987)
* Big Man (1987)

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