I due assi del guantone

I due assi del guantone (Italian for "The two aces of boxing") is a 1971 comedy film directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.^[1][2][3]

I due assi del guantone
Film poster
Directed by	Mariano Laurenti
Written by	Dino Verde Roberto Gianviti
Produced by	Leo Cevenini Vittorio Martino
Starring	Franco Franchi Ciccio Ingrassia
Cinematography	Tino Santoni
Music by	Piero Umiliani
Production companies	Flora Film National Cinematografica
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	December 2, 1971 (1971-12-02)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

Franco Franchi in the film.

Franco and Ciccio are two Sicilians who seek fortune in Rome. They are hired as kitchen boys in the restaurant of Amleto Rossetti, who happens to be a passionate boxing fan. In order to take advantage of the latter's wealth, Franco pretends to be a boxing champion.

Cast

• Franco Franchi as Franco Marsala
• Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Trapani
• Mario Carotenuto as Amleto Rossetti
• Ave Ninchi as Adele Rossetti
• Gino Milli as Enzo
• Paola Tedesco as Marisa
• Umberto D'Orsi as Sor Giovanni
• Giulio Rinaldi as Cesare De Cesari aka "Golia"
• Tiberio Murgia as The Traffic Cop
• Luca Sportelli as The Grocer
• Enzo Andronico as The Boxing Coach
• Nino Vingelli as A Restaurateur
• Ada Pometti as The Chemist
• Fulvio Mingozzi as The Tour Guide

Reception

An Italian review of the time finds the film 'poor in ideas, carelessly directed and relying merely on the repertoire of jokes and funny faces of the comic duet'.^[4]

See also

• List of Italian films of 1971