''Crime in Formula One'' ( it, Delitto in Formula Uno) is a 1984
Italian "
poliziottesco"-
comedy film
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written and directed by
Bruno Corbucci
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The vast majority o ...
. It is the tenth chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by
Tomas Milian.
Plot
At the
Italian Grand Prix
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at
Monza
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a great champion becomes the victim of a mysterious accident. An ugly mess, until an unusual cop arrives from
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
, very rude in manner, in colorful dress and with a head full of very unconventional ideas...
Cast
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Tomas Milian as inspector Nico Giraldi
*
Bombolo
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Life and career
Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco ...
as Venticello
*
Pino Colizzi as Martelli
*
Dagmar Lassander
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Early life and career
She was born in ...
as Miss Martelli
*
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* ...
as Angela Giraldi
*
Sergio Di Pinto as Fabrizio
*
Licinia Lentini
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Life and career
Born in Rome, Lentini achieved a wide popularity in 1980 as a showgirl in the R ...
as Rossana
*
Isabel Russinova
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Biography
Born in Sofia as Maria Isabella Cociani, Russinova came to the success in 1983 wit ...
as
RDS DJ
*
Maria Grazia Buccella
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Career
Buccella won the Miss Trento, Miss Venice, and Miss Italy beauty pageants, and placed third in the Miss Europe 1959 comp ...
as Gambling-room attendant
*
Enzo Garinei as Judge La Bella
*
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as Trentini
*
Massimo Vanni
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Life and career
Born in Rome, Vanni started his career as a stuntman, and had his first roles of weight playing tough guys in several poliziotteschi films directed by his ...
as Gargiulo
*
Aldo Ralli
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Life and career
Born in Pisa, Ralli started his career on stage, as the sidekick of popular comedians such as Erminio Macario, Carlo Dapporto and Beni ...
as Daniele Bertoni
*
Ennio Antonelli
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Early life and ordination
Born in Todi, he first attended seminary there, and then in Assis ...
as Osvaldo Bonanni
See also
*
List of Italian films of 1984
A list of films produced in Italy in 1984 (see 1984 in film):
External linksItalian films of 1984at the Internet Movie Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1984
1984
Films
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or rela ...
References
External links
*
1984 films
Italian auto racing films
Italian crime comedy films
Films directed by Bruno Corbucci
Films scored by Fabio Frizzi
Poliziotteschi films
Films set in Rome
Formula One mass media
1980s crime comedy films
1984 comedy films
1980s Italian-language films
1980s Italian films
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