The Rip-Off (film)

The Rip Off
Directed byAntonio Margheriti
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Paul Costello
  • Marc Princi
  • Giovanni Simonelli
Produced byTuri Vasile
Starring
CinematographySergio D'Offizi
Edited byRoberto Sterbini
Music byPaolo Vasile
Production
companies
  • Laser Film
  • Dritte Centama Gbth
Release dates
  • 25 October 1978 (1978-10-25) (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • 1979 (1979) (Italy)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • West Germany

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.