The Rip-Off (film)
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| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
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| Produced by | Turi Vasile |
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| Cinematography | Sergio D'Offizi |
| Edited by | Roberto Sterbini |
| Music by | Paolo Vasile |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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The Rip-Off (Italian: Controrapina), also known as The Squeeze and Diamond Thieves, is a 1978 crime action film directed by Antonio Margheriti. It was Margheriti's third collaboration with actor Lee Van Cleef, after previously directing him in The Stranger and the Gunfighter and Take a Hard Ride.
In the film, a veteran safe-cracker comes out of retirement to steal a shipment of diamonds. He is shot during the heist and then has his injuries tended by an eccentric neighbor.