The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid

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The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid
(Il bello, il brutto, il cretino)
Directed byGiovanni Grimaldi
Written byGiovanni Grimaldi
Produced byGino Mordini
StarringFranco Franchi & Ciccio Ingrassia and Mimmo Palmara
CinematographyAldo Giordani
Music byLallo Gori
Release date
1967
Running time
92 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Il bello, il brutto, il cretino, internationally known as The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid is a 1967 Italian film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is a spaghetti western parody of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.[1][2]

Plot summary

In the Wild West the bandits Franco and Ciccio, being unlucky in robberies, have an ingenious way to collect money. Ciccio gets captured by the guards of the sheriffs, while Franco, enjoying the bounty of money, saves his friend shortly before he is hanged every time. But one day Franco is unable to save his friend from a death sentence, and he believe Ciccio lost forever. After consulate drunk in a saloon, and having also won a lot of money playing poker, Franco meets magically Ciccio. He is not dead, and he plans to take revenge on Franco, but when he discovers with his friend the existence of a great treasure, buried in the desert of the West, the two friends that take up the membership.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 8804572779.
  2. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

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