I due assi del guantone
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| I due assi del guantone | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mariano Laurenti |
| Written by | Dino Verde Roberto Gianviti |
| Produced by | Leo Cevenini Vittorio Martino |
| Starring | Franco Franchi Ciccio Ingrassia |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Music by | Piero Umiliani |
Production companies | Flora Film National Cinematografica |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
I due assi del guantone (Italian for "The two aces of boxing") is a 1971 comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.[1][2][3]
Plot[edit]
Franco and Ciccio are two Sicilians who seek fortune in Rome. They are hired as kitchen boys in the restaurant of Amleto Rossetti, who happens to be a passionate boxing fan. In order to take advantage of the latter's wealth, Franco pretends to be a boxing champion.
Cast[edit]
- Franco Franchi as Franco Marsala
- Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Trapani
- Mario Carotenuto as Amleto Rossetti
- Ave Ninchi as Adele Rossetti
- Gino Milli as Enzo
- Paola Tedesco as Marisa
- Umberto D'Orsi as Sor Giovanni
- Giulio Rinaldi as Cesare De Cesari aka "Golia"
- Tiberio Murgia as The Traffic Cop
- Luca Sportelli as The Grocer
- Enzo Andronico as The Boxing Coach
- Nino Vingelli as A Restaurateur
- Ada Pometti as The Chemist
- Fulvio Mingozzi as The Tour Guide
Reception[edit]
An Italian review of the time finds the film 'poor in ideas, carelessly directed and relying merely on the repertoire of jokes and funny faces of the comic duet'.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer,1999. ISBN 8820029197.
- ^ I DUE ASSI DEL GUANTONE (in Italian), retrieved 2023-04-07
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