''Run, Run, Joe!'' ( it, Arrivano Joe e Margherito, also known as ''Joe and Margherito'') is an Italian

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

movie directed in 1974 by

Giuseppe Colizzi Giuseppe Colizzi (28 June 1925 – 23 August 1978) was an Italian film director, writer and producer. Colizzi was best known for his spaghetti westerns starring Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. Filmography * ''Beautiful Families'' (1964) * '' ...

. It is the penultimate movie of Colizzi, before the posthumously released ''Switch''. The movie reprises the style of the movies of the popular duo

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Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtim ...

, that the same Colizzi had launched in 1967 in '' God Forgives... I Don't!''. It was co-produced with West Germany (where it is known as ''J & M - Dynamit in der Schnauze'' and ''Dufte Typen räumen auf''), Spain (where it was released as ''Joe y Margherito'') and France.

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Joe is assigned to protect Don Salavatore who is about to leave

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for the

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. Don Salavatore has a number of enemies but Joe is supported by a new friend, the courageous mariner Margherito. But even the efforts of both of them are eventually not sufficient to keep Don Salavatore alive. Since the mafia considers Joe accountable, the new friends have to seek cover. They start to pretend they were English.

Cast

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...

as Joe *

Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in over 40 films and more than 200 television episodes since 1962. He is known for his film roles in ''M*A*S*H'', ''Alien'', '' The Dead Zone'', '' Top Gun'', '' A ...

as Margherito *

Cyril Cusack Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his in ...

as Parkintosh *

Sybil Danning Sybil Danning (born Sybille Johanna Danninger) is an Austrian actress, model, and film producer. She is best known for her frequent appearances in B movies during the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Early years and first films Born in Austria, Dannin ...

as Betty *

José Calvo José Calvo (March 3, 1916 – May 16, 1980) was a Spanish film actor best known for his roles in western films and historical dramas. He made around 150 appearances mostly in films between 1952 and his death in 1980. He entered film in 1952 ...

as Don Salvatore *

Raymond Bussières Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...

as Don Sulpicone * Marcello Mandò as Sapicone

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* 1974 films Italian buddy comedy films 1970s buddy comedy films Films directed by Giuseppe Colizzi Seafaring films Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis 1974 comedy films English-language Italian films 1970s English-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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