''Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger '' or ''Due mafiosi contro Goldginger'' is a

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directed by

Giorgio Simonelli Giorgio Simonelli (14 November 1901 Birth name: Giorgio Simonelli. – 3 October 1966), was an Italian film director, editor, screenwriter and journalist. Life and career Born in Rome, Simonelli obtained a high school diploma in business stud ...

starring the comic duo

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. It is a spoof of the 1964

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film, '' Goldfinger''. It was picked up by

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and dubbed into English to be shown on their AIP-TV movie package as ''The Amazing Dr. G'' or ''Two Crazy Secret Agents''.

Plot

After the British agent

is killed, the cruel entrepreneur Goldginger plans to conquer the world using surrogate robots to be included in the various embassies policies in the world. In

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, two photographers, bungling Franco and Ciccio, who discovered Goldginger's plan, are captured by him because they possess secret information picked up by James Bond before he died. Immediately, the comedy and the rift with the world of 007 become apparent to the viewer. In fact, while James Bond had his

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, when the two Sicilian friends are captured, Ciccio presents himself: "Pleasure: I'm Ciccio Pecora. Primary school!" (''Piacere: sono Ciccio Pecora. Licenza elementare!''). Goldginger, as in the famous scene from the original film, tries to divide Franco and Ciccio into two with the laser beam, but the two try to dissuade him from his idea. In fact, for example, they say that dividing the two of them becomes four pieces and then for the burial Goldginger will have to spend a lot more money for the flowers and coffins. Ciccio had to leave to Goldginger the secret of James Bond, is released together with Franco and so, after a while, the two friends manage to escape with the help of Marlene. Disguised as African

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s and after gaining experience in the army, Franco and Ciccio are ready to face new Goldginger in his secret lair: a factory of ginger soda soft drinks.

Cast

* Franco Franchi as Franco Pecora * Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio Pecora * Gloria Paul as Marlene * Fernando Rey as Goldginger / Dr. G / Dr. Goldginger * Andrea Bosic as Colonel Herrman *

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as The Secretary (as Sara Bay) *

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as Molok * George Hilton as Agent 007 *

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as Dupont *Barbara Nelli as Miss Dupont *

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External links

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