Per un pugno nell'occhio is a 1965 Italian film by Michele Lupo starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a Spaghetti Western parody of Fistful of Dollars and was also known as Fistful of Knuckles and For a Fist in the Eye.[1][2][3]
| Per un pugno nell'occhio | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Michele Lupo |
| Written by | Roberto Gianviti, Amedeo Solazzo, Michele Lupo |
| Produced by | Roberto Amoroso |
| Starring | Franco Franchi & Ciccio Ingrassia |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editFitting atmosphere in the Wild West, the film tells the story of Franco and Ciccio, two well-known arms dealers who come to a desolate village where peace reigns. Since the social situation is very quiet, the buddies start with cunning stratagems to get everyone against each other to unleash a veritable pandemonium and be able to make money.
Cast
edit- Franco Franchi as Franco
- Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio
- Paco Morán as Ramon Cocos
- Lina Rosales as Consuelo
- Carmen Esbrí as Marisol
- Mónica Randall as Carmencita (as Aurora Julia)
Notes
edit- ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ "3m043 FISTFUL OF KNUCKLES Italian 2p '65 wacky spaghetti western art by Bob Deseta!".
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