Cat and Dog

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Cat and Dog
Cane e gatto film.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster by Casaro
Directed by Bruno Corbucci
Written byBruno Corbucci
Mario Amendola
Starring Bud Spencer
Tomas Milian
Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music by La Bionda
Release date
  • February 11, 1983 (1983-02-11)(Italy)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
English

Cat and Dog (Italian : Cane e gatto, also known as Thieves and Robbers and Cats and Dogs) is a 1983 Italian crime comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. [1]

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Plot

A playboy (Tomas Milian) who makes a living out of seducing women and stealing their jewellery accidentally ends up witnessing a Mafia murder. He must work together with the man who has been constantly trying to catch him, Lt. Alan Parker (Bud Spencer), in order to save his life.

Cast

Release

The film premiered in Italy on February 11, 1983. [2] An Italian voice cast dubbed the English-speaking original cast. [3]

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References

  1. Manlio Momarasca; Giorgio Navarro; Davide Pulici. Monnezza e i suoi fratelli. Nocturno Dossier n.39, Cinemabis Comm.
  2. "Cinema - Anteprima Cane e gatto con Spencer e Milian" (in Italian). www.archiviolastampa.it. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ""Cane e gatto"". Il mondo dei doppiatori (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2019.