Charleston (1977 film)

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Charleston
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Original theatrical poster
Directed by Marcello Fondato
Written byMarcello Fondato
Francesco Scardamaglia
Produced by Elio Scardamaglia
Starring Bud Spencer
James Coco
Herbert Lom
Cinematography Mario Montuori
Edited byNadia Bonifazi
Music by Maurizio De Angelis
Guido De Angelis
Distributed byDelfo Cinematografica
Analysis Film Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • 5 March 1977 (1977-03-05)
Running time
105 min.
Country Italy
LanguagesItalian
English

Charleston is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Fondato. It reprises the style of the film The Sting (1973). [1] [2] It was distributed in the United States by Analysis Film Releasing Corporation.

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Plot summary

Joe Lo Monaco is an owner of a steamship which has a large casino. A band of evildoers exploits him for his earnings about gambling on roulette, so Lo Monaco really wants to destroy the ship, but he realizes the ship is insured and that destroying it would lose a lot of money. In London meanwhile, the trickster Charleston is arrested for being found with a false identity. However, he manages to escape from prison as soon as he is offered the job of helping Lo Monaco from evildoers ...

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References

  1. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   88-6073-626-9.
  2. "Charleston". MyMovies. Retrieved 31 December 2011.