''Per un pugno nell'occhio'' is a 1965
Italian
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film by
Michele Lupo
Michele Lupo (4 December 1932 – 27 June 1989) was an Italian film director. He directed 23 films between 1962 and 1982. He was born in Corleone, Italy, and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Colossus of the Arena'' (1962)
* ...
starring the comic duo
Franco and Ciccio
Franco () and Ciccio () were a comic comedy duo formed by Italian actors Franco Franchi (1928–1992) and Ciccio Ingrassia (1922–2003), particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Their collaboration began in 1954 in the theater field, and end ...
. It is a
Spaghetti Western parody of ''
Fistful of Dollars
''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, al ...
'' and was also known as ''Fistful of Knuckles'' and ''For a Fist in the Eye''.
Plot
Fitting atmosphere in the
Wild West
The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial ...
, the film tells the story of Franco and Ciccio, two well-known arms dealers who come to a desolate village where peace reigns. Since the social situation is very quiet, the buddies start with cunning stratagems to get everyone against each other to unleash a veritable pandemonium and be able to make money.
Cast
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Franco Franchi as Franco
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Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio
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Paco Morán as Ramon Cocos
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Lina Rosales
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Selected filmography
* ''A Tale of Two Villages'' (1951)
* ''Under the Sky of Spain'' (1953)
* '' The Portico of Glory'' (1953)
* ''Cursed Mountain ...
as Consuelo
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Carmen Esbrí as Marisol
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Mónica Randall
Mónica Randall (born 1942) is a Spanish film actress.
Randall has made some 110 appearances in film and TV since 1963. She appeared in numerous Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s in films such as '' One Hundred Thousand Dollars for Ringo'' and ...
as Carmencita (as Aurora Julia)
Notes
External links
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''Per un pugno nell'occhio''at
Variety Distribution
Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company.
It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward.
History
Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ...
1965 films
1960s Western (genre) comedy films
1960s Italian-language films
Italian parody films
Spaghetti Western films
1960s parody films
Italian buddy films
1960s buddy films
Films scored by Francesco De Masi
1965 comedy films
1960s Italian films
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