''The Beast'' ( it, Il bestione) is an

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comedy directed by

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and stars

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and

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Plot

An older and younger truck drivers, Sandro and Nino, begin to work with each others. They alternate in driving their company's vehicle across central and Eastern Europe. After witnessing the harsh treatment of an older colleague, forced to retire on medical grounds and led to suicide by his illness and indigence after a life of hard work, Nino convinces Sandro to take up loans and start their own delivery company. They struggle however to honor their debt, due to market fluctuations. This forces them to accept smuggling a criminal, originally misrepresented just as a parcel. Abandoning him just beyond the border, the two drivers are pursued by his criminal accomplishes while trying hard to keep their schedule with their customer. The professional relationship gradually develops into mutual respect and shared background among the two men, with Sandro eventually beginning to date Nino's daughter. Eventually their first trip as independent delivery company is successful, although just barely so. By the end of the movie, three co-protagonists are made very familiar to the audience: the two men, as well as their truck ("il bestione" i.e. "The Beast"), personification of blue-collar work.

Cast

as Nino Patrovita *

as Sandro Colautti * Giuseppe Maffioli as Super Shell *

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as Amalia *

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as Magda *

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as Matteo Zaghi *

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as the former wife of Colautti * Philippe Hersent as Owner of CISA Car Company * Carlo Gaddi as Camorrista *

as Zoe * Attilio Duse as Truck driver * Anna Mazzamauro as Friend of Amalia * Giorgio Trestini as Andrea * Imma Piro as Lella Colautti * Franco Angrisano as Mafioso *

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as Dutch Driver *

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as Receptionist * Sergio Testori as Dutchman

Release

The film premiered on 20 November 1974 in

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and screened in

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on 14 February 1975 as Die Cleveren Zwei with an Warner-Columbia Filmverleih distribution.Il bestione – Regie: Sergio Corbucci – KinoTV
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References

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* 1974 films 1970s buddy comedy films 1970s thriller drama films Commedia all'italiana Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Films directed by Sergio Corbucci 1970s Italian-language films Italian buddy comedy films Italian comedy-drama films Italian thriller drama films French comedy-drama films French thriller drama films Trucker films French buddy films 1974 comedy films 1974 drama films Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati Films with screenplays by Luciano Vincenzoni 1970s Italian films 1970s French films {{1970s-thriller-film-stub