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Italian war comedy film directed by Lucio Fulci, starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.

Plot

Franco and Ciccio are two Sicilian street artists who are forced to flee to the

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to escape their debts. There they are immediately drafted, since the Second World War has just broke out. Becoming experienced skydivers, Franco and Ciccio are sent on a secret mission to Germany to ascertain the current situation in some Nazi concentration camps. The two bumbling friends are captured, but rescued almost immediately by the Americans who send them on a new mission. They must parachute into

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Arabia to investigate a terrorist plot, and wind up getting into trouble in the Sultan's palace.

Cast

Franco Franchi Franco Franchi (born Francesco Benenato; 18 September 1928 – 9 December 1992) 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 1960s. ...

... Franco Impallomeni *

Ciccio Ingrassia Francesco 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 starred in m ...

... Ciccio Impallomeni * Umberto D'Orsi ... American ambassador *

Roberto Camardiel Roberto Camardiel Escudero (29 November 1917, in Alagón, Zaragoza – 15 June 1989, in Zaragoza) was a Spanish theatre director and actor. He appeared in ''Culpables'' and ''Bajo el cielo andaluz'' (1960), both directed by Arturo Ruiz-Castill ...

... Gen. Jose Limar *

Mónica Randall Mónica Randall (born 1942) is a Spanish film actress. Randall has made some 110 appearances in film and TV since 1963. She appeared in numerous Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s in films such as '' One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Ringo'' and ...

... Rosita * Luis Peña ... Alvardo Garcia *

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 Woma ...

... Parachutist Sarge Sullivan *

Enzo Andronico Enzo Andronico (13 May 1924 – 26 September 2002) was an Italian character actor. Born as Vincenzo Andronico in Palermo, he had a prolific career between theater, cinema and television, appearing in more than 100 films. Andronico's career is ma ...

... Cafe owner *

Lino Banfi Lino Banfi (born Pasquale Zagaria; 9 July 1936) is an Italian film actor and presenter. He has appeared in more than 100 films since 1960. Biography He was born in the Apulian city of Andria and at the age of three, moved to Canosa di Puglia. Li ...

... Tequinho (as Pasquale Zagaria) *

Luciano Bonanni Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of ''Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is ''Lucien'', while the Basque form is ''Luken''. Single name * Luciano (rapper) ...

... Villager with the rifles * Franco Morici ... Parachute lieutenant * Emilio Rodríguez ... Diego * Tano Cimarosa ... Garcia's aide * Francesca Romana Coluzzi ... Passion Flower *

Piero Morgia Piero is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Piero Angela (1928–2022), Italian television host *Piero Barucci (born 1933), Italian academic and politician *Piero del Pollaiuolo (c. 1443–1496), Italian painter *Piero de ...

... Parachutist Jack * Linda Sini ... Consuelo * Calogero Azaretto ... Limar's private

References

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* Films directed by Lucio Fulci Films scored by Piero Umiliani 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films Italian war comedy films Military humor in film Skydiving in fiction Italian buddy comedy films 1960s buddy comedy films 1960s war comedy films 1965 comedy films Italian World War II films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub