The Cop in Blue Jeans

~ The Cop in Blue Jeans...is dressed to kill. ~

Overview:

A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.

Director:

Bruno Corbucci

Status:

Released

Language:

Italian

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

pickpocket
undercover cop
criminal mastermind

Cast

Tomas Milian

~ as ~

Nico Giraldi

Jack Palance

~ as ~

Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo

Maria Rosaria Omaggio

~ as ~

Silvia Cattani

Guido Mannari

~ as ~

Achille "Baronetto" Bertinari

Jack La Cayenne

~ as ~

Colombo

Raf Luca

~ as ~

Brigadier Gargiulo

Benito Stefanelli

~ as ~

Shelley's Henchman

Toni Ucci

~ as ~

Lando "Grottaferrata" Rossi

Marcello Martana

~ as ~

Marshal Trentini

Vincenzo Crocitti

~ as ~

Zagaja

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 7 year(s) ago
6
Roman Serpico, sort of

Released in 1976, “The Cop in Blue Jeans” is a loner-cop thriller in the mold of “Dirty Harry” (1971) and “Serpico” (1973). The titular protagonist even looks like Serpico. The difference is that this is an Italian production directed & co-written by Bruno Corbucci. The plot revolves around an undercover cop named Nico Giraldi (Tomas Milian) who arrests several thugs of the purse snatching variety and zeroes-in on the mastermind of the ring (Jack Palance).

The Italian title is “Squadra Antiscippo,” which means “Swindle Squad” and I assume refers to the theft ring. Anyway, the movie’s an interesting way to observe the more obscure parts of Rome in the mid-70s. The story’s relatively compelling and there’s a lot of undercover cop type of action (naturally). Maria Rosaria Omaggio is easy on the eyes, but not enough is done with her. Nico’s pet mouse, named Serpico, is a nice addition.

While this is a decent Euro flick and worth catching for the highlights noted, don’t expect the greatness of any of the Dirty Harry installments.

The film runs 1 hour, 31 minutes and was shot in Rome.

GRADE: B-/C+