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| Bomber | |
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 Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro | |
| Directed by | Michele Lupo |
| Written by | Marcello Fondato, Francesco Scardamaglia |
| Produced by | Elio Scardamaglia |
| Starring | Bud Spencer, Jerry Calà |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
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Running time | 99 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Bomber is a 1982 comedy film directed by Michele Lupo, featuring Bud Spencer and Kallie Knoetze.
Bud Graziano, the title's "Bomber" character, is a former heavyweight boxing champion who retired to private life on a ship. Jerry Calà is instead a Lombard punter who finds himself always in trouble and one day gets into really big trouble. In fact, he unwittingly sets himself against a group of thugs who answer only to the orders of a new boxing champion who is making the rounds in the area with his victories. So Bomber, suddenly feels his passion for boxing reawakened, so he opens a gym for amateurs and begins to train the promising young George. Bomber organizes meetings in which fellow boxer Rosco also participates. Rosco, being too strong, knocks ouy the young George. After many other battles, Bomber is on the verge of losing everything he has slowly and painstakingly put together and so he decides to himself confront Rosco in a boxing contest.
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