The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)

11/03/1976 (IT)•Action, Crime, Drama•1h 34m

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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.

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Tomas Milian
Nico Giraldi
Jack Palance
Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Silvia Cattani
Guido Mannari
Achille "Baronetto" Bertinari
Jack La Cayenne
Colombo
Raf Luca
Brigadier Gargiulo
Benito Stefanelli
Shelley's Henchman
Toni Ucci
Lando "Grottaferrata" Rossi
Marcello Martana
Marshal Trentini

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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on Dec 7, 2018

***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 ...