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''I due pericoli pubblici'' (lit. ''The two public enemies'') is a 1964 black-and-white Italian comedy film directed by
Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including Commedia all'italiana, comedies and spagh ...
starring the comic duo
Franco and Ciccio Franco and Ciccio (, ) were a comic comedy duo formed by Italian actors Franco Franchi (1928–1992) and Ciccio Ingrassia (1922–2003), particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Their collaboration began in 1954 in the theatre field, and ende ...
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Plot

Franco and Ciccio Introlia are two scammers. One day they disguise themselves as
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officers to try to collect a bribe for a conscription exemption and unwittingly unleash a nuclear aerial retaliation.


Cast

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Franco Franchi Francesco Benenato (18 September 1928 – 9 December 1992), known as Franco Franchi, was an Italian actor, comedian and singer. He was born in Palermo, Sicily and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the ...
- Franco Introlia *
Ciccio Ingrassia Francesco "Ciccio" Ingrassia (5 October 1922 – 28 April 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian and film director. He was born in Palermo, Sicily, and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He star ...
- Ciccio Introlia * Margaret Lee - Floriana *
Linda Sini Linda Sini (13 February 1924 – 5 February 1999) was an Italian actress. She made 75 appearances between 1950 and 1979 and several appearances after this, mostly in film. Debuting in '' Sigillo rosso'' in 1950, she went on to star in films ...
- Dora * Riccardo Garrone- The Baron *
Luciana Angiolillo Luciana Angiolillo (22 December 1925 – 30 November 2014) was an Italian actress and model, known for her career in peplum classic films. Life and career Born Luciana Nevi in Rome, Angiolillo started her career as a runway model. She made h ...
- The Wife *
Mino Doro Mino Doro (6 May 1903 – 13 April 1992) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than a hundred films between 1932 and 1970. Doro generally played supporting and character roles. He appeared as a blackshirt in the 1934 Fascist propaganda f ...
- Giorgio's Father *
Corrado Olmi Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)
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Ignazio Leone Ignazio Leone (19 April 1923 – 30 December 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 105 films between 1952 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The Walk'' (1953) * '' I Chose Love'' (1953) * '' Amici per la pelle'' (1955) * '' A Wo ...
* Poldo Bendandi - The Left Handed *
Gianni Dei Gianni Dei (21 December 1940 – 19 October 2020) was an Italian actor and singer. Life and career Born in Bologna, after completing his high school studies Dei moved to Rome to pursue an acting career. He made his film debut in 1960, in ...
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Context

The film is one of the three (following '' I due evasi di Sing Sing'' and '' 00-2 agenti segretissimi'') directed by the same filmmaker, released the same year and with the same two Sicilian comedians.


Reception

An Italian contemporary review describes the film as a good entertaining comedy despite obvious flaws in its plot.


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External links

* 1964 films Films directed by Lucio Fulci Italian comedy films 1964 comedy films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films Italian buddy comedy films Italian-language comedy films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub