I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam

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I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam
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Directed by Osvaldo Civirani
Written byOsvaldo Civirani
Starring Franco Franchi
Ciccio Ingrassia
CinematographyWalter Civirani
Music by Ubaldo Continiello
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Language Italian

I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (Italian for "The two cats o' nine tails ... and a half in Amsterdam") is a 1972 Italian comedy film written and directed by Osvaldo Civirani (here credited as Richard Kean) starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. The title spoofs the Dario Argento's giallo The Cat o' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code in Italian). [1] [2]

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Plot

The journalist Ciccio and the photographer Franco are looking for a scoop, as they stumble by chance in the murder of a Dutch diamond dealer of which Franco immortalizes the fateful moment. Thanks to this event the couple get an engagement and a transfer to Amsterdam to investigate the murder.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.
  2. ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.


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