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The Payoff (1978)

Genre : Crime, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Sergio Corbucci
Writer : Dino Maiuri, Elvio Porta, Massimo De Rita, Luciano De Crescenzo

Synopsis

Sasà Jovine (Nino Manfredi) is a self-styled lawyer involved in petty businesses with Neapolitan mobsters (camorristi). When one of his clients, don Michele Miletti (Paolo Stoppa) offers him a huge bribe (mazzetta) to search for his daughter who disappeared mysteriously taking with her some hot documents, Sasà finds himself trapped into a spiral of homicides.

Actors

Nino Manfredi
Nino Manfredi
Sasà Iovine
Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi
Il Commissario Assenza
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
Don Michele Miletti
Marisa Laurito
Marisa Laurito
Luisella
Imma Piro
Imma Piro
Giulia Miletti
Gennaro Di Napoli
Gennaro Di Napoli
Nicola Casali
Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini
Elena Miletti
Salvatore Borgese
Salvatore Borgese
Giovanni Borghese
Giovanni Borghese
Giacomo Furia
Giacomo Furia

Crews

Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci
Director
Dino Maiuri
Dino Maiuri
Screenplay
Elvio Porta
Elvio Porta
Screenplay
Attilio Veraldi
Attilio Veraldi
Writer
Luigi Kuveiller
Luigi Kuveiller
Director of Photography
Amedeo Salfa
Amedeo Salfa
Editor
Salvatore Borgese
Salvatore Borgese
Stunt Coordinator
Massimo De Rita
Massimo De Rita
Screenplay
Pino Daniele
Pino Daniele
Original Music Composer
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Producer
Luigi De Laurentiis
Luigi De Laurentiis
Producer
Giantito Burchiellaro
Giantito Burchiellaro
Production Design
Bruna Parmesan
Bruna Parmesan
Costume Design
Luciano De Crescenzo
Luciano De Crescenzo
Screenplay

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