Two Missionaries (Porgi l'altra guancia) | |
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Directed by | Franco Rossi |
Written by | Marcello Fondato Franco Rossi |
Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
Starring | Terence Hill Bud Spencer |
Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
Edited by | Giorgio Serrallonga |
Music by | Oliver Onions |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Countries | Italy France |
Language | Italian |
Two Missionaries (Italian : Porgi l'altra guancia; Turn the Other Cheek) is a 1974 French/ Italian international co-production adventure comedy film starring the comedy team of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. [1]
The film is set in Venezuela. The film depicts two Roman Catholic missionaries who decide to raise parrots in their mission, and to defend the poor. The Bishop of Maracaibo considers the two misfits to be black sheep.
Two missionaries (Bud Spencer and Terence Hill) come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their mission into a parrot farm. The Bishop of Maracaibo calls them his 'black sheep' and the Monsignore has been called to check on their behavior. Like usual, our heroes help the poor to defend themselves and provoke some funny fist fights in the process.
Terence Hill is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtime film partner and friend Bud Spencer. During the height of his popularity, Hill was among Italy's highest-paid actors.
They Call Me Trinity is a 1970 Italian spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as two half-brothers, Trinity and Bambino, who help defend a Mormon settlement from Mexican bandits and the henchmen of the land-grabbing Major Harriman. It was filmed on location in Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy, with financial backing from West Film.
Enzo Barboni, sometimes credited by his pseudonym E.B. Clucher; the surname of his grandmother, was an Italian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter, best known for his slapstick comedies starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.
Blackie the Pirate is a 1971 comedy film with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, unusual in that the popular team has little screen time together.
... All The Way, Boys! is a 1972 Italian adventure comedy film directed by Giuseppe Colizzi. The film stars the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. The duo made 18 films together, often in the Spaghetti Western genre, but ... All The Way, Boys! was the first film set in a modern context, although many other slapstick elements of the earlier films were carried over.
Double Trouble is a 1984 Italian action comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.
Go for It is a 1983 Italian action comedy film and spy film parody starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was filmed in Miami, Florida.
I'm for the Hippopotamus is a 1979 Italian adventure comedy film directed by Italo Zingarelli and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.
Trinity Is Still My Name is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a direct sequel to They Call Me Trinity (1970). It was shot extensively in Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo. It was the highest-grossing Italian film to that point in time. In 1995, a sequel was made, Sons of Trinity, as a continuation of the Trinity series.
Odds and Evens is an Italian action comedy film directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. The film is set in Florida. In the film, a US Marine and his half-brother join forces against the American Mafia and its gambling operations.
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure is an 1981 Italian adventure comedy film, directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was filmed at Key Biscayne, Florida.
Pietro Martellanza, best known as Peter Martell, was an Italian film actor who had numerous bigger roles in Spaghetti westerns. Sometimes he was credited as Pete Martell or Peter Martel.
Speaking of the Devil is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. It is the last collaboration between Barboni and Bud Spencer with the pairs sons co-writing the film together; Spencer's daughter also plays a role in the film.
Even Angels Eat Beans is a 1973 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni with Giuliano Gemma and Bud Spencer. It was awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1974.
Watch Out, We're Mad! is a 1974 Italian-Spanish action comedy film, directed by Marcello Fondato and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was a co-production between Italy and Spain.
Antonio Cantafora, also known professionally as Michael Coby, is an Italian film and television actor.
Miami Supercops is a 1985 Italian action comedy film starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was their final non-Western film together.
Carlo Pedersoli, known professionally as Bud Spencer, was an Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player. He was known for action-comedy and spaghetti Western roles with his long-time film partner and friend Terence Hill. The duo "garnered world acclaim and attracted millions to theater seats". Spencer and Hill appeared in 18 films together.
Crime Busters is a 1977 Italian action crime comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.
Terence Hill and Bud Spencer (1929–2016) are Italian actors who made numerous action-comedy and Spaghetti Western films together. They "garnered world acclaim and attracted millions to theater seats". While Hill's characters were agile and youthful, Spencer always played the "phlegmatic, grumpy strong-arm man with a blessed, naive child's laughter and a golden heart".