Cop in Drag

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Cop in Drag
Delitto al Blue Gay.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Directed by Bruno Corbucci
Written byBruno Corbucci
Mario Amendola
Starring Tomas Milian
CinematographyMarcello Masciocchi
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music by Fabio Frizzi
Release date
  • August 15, 1984 (1984-08-15)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Delitto al Blue Gay, internationally released as Cop in Drag, is a 1984 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the eleventh and final chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. [1] [2]

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Plot

Rome, Italy early 1980s. A man who worked at the Blue Gay, a transvestite cabaret, is found murdered, strangled. Marshal Nico Giraldi (Tomas Milian) is responsible for investigating the death by infiltrating in the Roman Gay community.

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References

  1. Roberto Curti. Italia odia: il cinema poliziesco italiano. Lindau, 2006.
  2. Manlio Momarasca; Giorgio Navarro; Davide Pulici. Monnezza e i suoi fratelli. Nocturno Dossier n.39, Cinemabis Comm.